Description
Book SynopsisThere Has to be a Better Way offers an essential voice in understanding the dynamics of teacher attrition from the perspective of the teachers themselves. Drawing upon in-depth qualitative research with former teachers, the authors identify several themes that uncover the rarely-spoken reasons why teachers so often willingly leave the classroom.
Trade Review"Mawhinney and Rinke's focus on teachers who have voluntarily left classroom teaching prior to retirement is unique. This well-crafted study fills a void in the current literature." -- Tachelle Banks * coeditor of Teaching Students Who are Disturbed and Disturbing: An Integrative Approach *
"How real is ‘Abbott Elementary?’ A former Philadelphia school teacher weighs in" * The Conversation *
Table of ContentsContents
Foreword
Introduction: Walking in Through the Out Door: Professional Trajectories of Urban Teachers
PART I: The Dynamics of Teacher Attrition
1 Push and Pull in Career Development
PART II: Structural Factors in Teacher Attrition
2 The Struggle is Real: Administrators, Teachers, and The System
3 Wading Through the Waters: Exhaustion, Stress, and Disillusionment with Teaching
4 Where Has All the Job Security Gone?
PART III: The Personal and the Professional in Teacher Attrition
5 You Don’t Fit Here: Teachers of Color Coping with Racial Microaggressions in Schools
6 Negotiating Gendered and Cultural Expectations on a Teacher’s Salary: The Mediating Role of Identity
7 I Just Feel So Guilty: The Role of Emotions in Leaving
PART IV: Addressing Teacher Attrition
8 Closing the Revolving Door: Teacher Leavers’ Final Lesson for the Profession
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
