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Teacher Education and Professional Development

2018

Theses and Dissertations

Appreciative Inquiry

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Teacher Experiences In Highly Impacted Schools That Produce Happiness, Brittany Nicole Lund Apr 2018

Teacher Experiences In Highly Impacted Schools That Produce Happiness, Brittany Nicole Lund

Theses and Dissertations

Teachers represent a large percentage of the workforce in the United States, yet there is a high demand for teachers every year due to a large number of teachers exiting the profession (Ingersoll, 2001). Staying beyond the first five years is a feat nearly half of the teachers in the United States do not accomplish which leads to problems within the school community (Ingersoll, 2002; Ingersoll, 2004). Through an exploration of the positive stories of teachers' experiences this study identifies some of the common themes found within those stories that led teachers to greater happiness in their profession. While this …