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Memoir Of A Black Female Social Worker: Re-Collections On Black Women Parenting And Parental Involvement In The Education Of Black Children, Jacquelyn Hodges Anthony
Memoir Of A Black Female Social Worker: Re-Collections On Black Women Parenting And Parental Involvement In The Education Of Black Children, Jacquelyn Hodges Anthony
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This study explores Black parental involvement by re-collecting my lived experiences as parent and social worker through memoir. Although the main characters in my stories are based on my family members and the parents and children I have assisted in various schools, I have fictionalized events, periods, and identities to protect myself and the people in my stories from the voyeuristic spectator. Fictionalizing also provides access within the intricacies of a lived experience and allows me to highlight ways of knowing that may expand epistemological standpoints regarding Black parental involvement. Re-collecting allowed me to reflect upon my two selves as …
Needed Supports Of Middle Grade Teachers In Georgia During Times Of Stress And Burnout, Kania Greer
Needed Supports Of Middle Grade Teachers In Georgia During Times Of Stress And Burnout, Kania Greer
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Understanding what teachers need to help them relieve occupational stress can help administrators effectively combat teacher burnout. With the multiple roles teachers play, it is easy to see how role conflict, role ambiguity, and role overload increase the chances that a teacher will suffer from occupational related stress and subsequent burnout. If left unalleviated, teachers may begin to feel emotionally exhausted, detached from their colleagues, and lack feelings of personal accomplishment which can lead to burnout. The purpose of this study was to ascertain what teachers would like to see administrators do to help them combat the day-to-day stresses of …