Veteran Teacher Resilience: Why do they stay? [Paperback]

This book explores why veteran teachers choose to remain in the classroom, making teaching their lifes career.  The authors felt compelled to interview veteran teachers to learn about their experiences, how they make meaning of their classrooms and schools, and in particular what can be known about the adversities they face and their resilience. Factors (individual and contextual) are uncovered that influence veteran teachers resiliency and adaptation from veteran teachers perspectives and the literature. Induction programs, professional development, and mentoring are also examined for their importance to the interviews and education.

• Focuses on veteran teacher resilience and why veteran teachers choose to remain in the classroom and teaching profession
• Uses an interview method involving veteran teachers that illuminates issues of resiliency and retention from their perspective
• Highlights 15 narrative accounts of veteran teachers tailored to their perceptions, experiences, and strategies for navigating barriers and overcoming challenge
• Combines conceptual frameworks, research results, interventions, and strategies
• Connects implications of the study and suggestions for future research to practice and policy

This book is for researchers interested in teacher resilience, particularly veteran teacher resilience and the study and development of it, as well as practitioners  drawn to the same topic, with applicability to their fields. Anyone interested in resilience, particularly within demanding professional contexts and stressful situations, should find value.

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