Download or read book A Phenomenological Study on Job Stress and Its Perceived Effect on Elementary Teachers in Arkansas Returning to the Classroom at the Height of the COVID 19 written by Cherie Sims and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world experienced a worldwide pandemic, certified Arkansas elementary school teachers went back to the classroom to support students. The experience was unique and challenging because of the unexpected changes that occurred The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of the stress of Arkansas teachers as they experienced an increase in workload and changes to their sense of self-efficacy. The conceptual framework chosen for this study is the job demand-control-support model. This framework made it possible to understand the teacher's view of the changes, such as COVID-related increased procedures and isolation due to social distancing. At times, the teachers had little control over their experience in the classroom. Teachers who were trained to collaborate worked in isolation. The findings of the study reveal that teachers experienced an increase in workload. Teachers in the study perceived their stress as a hindrance because they could not engage with their students as they had before the pandemic. Most often, prayer was used as a coping mechanism by participants in the study. The implications of the findings are that before schools are faced with unique challenges, such as a world pandemic, school leaders must prepare teachers for changes that could disrupt their work environment. The educational practitioners' recommendation for practice includes developing stress management programs to help teachers (a) sustain positive beliefs about their abilities to teach their students, (b) lower stress levels, (c) help teachers recognize signs and symptoms of stress, and (d) build social-emotional competence. Another recommendation for practice is an implementations of rationale emotive occupational health coaching to elementary school teachers. This is an effective way for those impacted to discuss and express their feeling concerning COVID-19. Thus giving an outlet to extinguish negative perceptions of their experiences.

Download or read book A Phenomenological Study on Teachers Lived Experience with Self efficacy Teaching Face to face Instruction During the COVID 19 Pandemic written by James Scott Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe teachers’ lived experiences with self-efficacy teaching face-to-face instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic in a public school district in South Georgia. The theory guiding this study is Bandura’s (1977) theory of self-efficacy which was used to answer the following central research question: What are teachers’ lived experience with self-efficacy teaching face-to face-instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic? Twelve teachers from two schools provided a description of their lived experiences teaching in-person instruction amid the pandemic. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, teacher journals, and a focus group. Data analysis followed Moustakas’ (1994) transcendental methods of epoché, phenomenological reduction with horizontalization and thematic development to create a textual description of the phenomenon, imaginative variation to create a structural description of the phenomenon, and synthesis of textural and structural descriptions to present the essence of the phenomenon. The study produced four themes and nine sub-themes. The themes were perseverance, awareness, a need to socialize, and challenging. The findings revealed that teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching in-person instruction continuously fluctuated and was informed by their classroom experiences and perceptions of their classroom environment. Teachers experienced increased self-efficacy through mastery experience, vicarious experience, and verbal persuasion, which enhanced their commitment and relationships but experienced decreased self-efficacy through emotional arousal because they perceived their environment as challenging, which exacerbated stress.

Download or read book Using Transcendental Phenomenology to Explore Elementary Teachers Experiences with Struggling Readers During the Social Restrictions Precipitated by the COVID 19 Pandemic written by Wyann C. Stanton and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study provides a window into the experiences of elementary teachers with their struggling readers during the largest world-wide interruption to education that has ever been seen. This study gives insight to educational leaders and educators as they assist their struggling readers in rebounding from the disruption to school caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as they work to improve the quality of schooling for struggling readers. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there had been a growing body of educational literature in pandemic-related information, practice, and research. Yet, there was a need to bring to light the phenomenon of the collective social interaction experiences existing for elementary teachers with their struggling readers during the social restrictions created by the pandemic rules, restrictions, sickness, and quarantines. This transcendental phenomenological study explored 15 on-site and virtual school elementary teachers' collective experiences with their struggling readers during the 2020-2021 school year amid the pandemic-induced social restrictions. A conceptual framework that included Vygotsky's (1978) sociocultural theory and Moustakas' (1994) transcendental phenomenological methodology was used to inform both the design and analysis of this study. The goals of this study were to give a voice to the brave teachers and to find out what emerged as vital for those teachers with their struggling readers. The following components of Vygotsky's (1978) sociocultural theory provided a focus on the social experiences during the social restrictions: (1) emotions are inseparable from thinking, (2) social interaction is important for learning, and (3) collective activity produces learning. These three sociocultural constructs were put into the spotlight as valuable during the pandemic-related social restrictions, and they also served to draw together the major findings from this study. Creswell's (2013) simplified steps of Moustakas' (1994) transcendental phenomenological method were used in this study, which included: (a) epoche, (b) significant statements, (c) clusters of meaning, (d) textural descriptions, (e) structural descriptions, and (f) essences of the experiences. A criterion sampling scheme was used to obtain data from survey questions and in-depth interviews with the 15 teachers. The teachers' experiences revealed that during trauma and stress "education takes a back seat." The three themes that emerged original to this study were: (a) relationships that include social interaction can mitigate emotional and/or academic difficulties for struggling readers, (b) school absence can cause emotional and/or academic difficulties for struggling readers, and (c) peer collaboration is vital to the learning process for struggling readers. Findings from the study indicated that relationships are the most important aspect of learning for struggling readers and that social interaction, proximity, looking at others' mouths/faces/lips, and a focus on the emotional health and attendance of struggling readers are vital to building those relationships and ultimately for learning.

Download or read book Teacher Burnout written by Alfred S. Alschuler and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet presents articles that deal with identifying signs of stress and methods of reducing work-related stressors. An introductory article gives a summary of the causes, consequences, and cures of teacher stress and burnout. In articles on recognizing signs of stress, "Type A" and "Type B" personalities are examined, with implications for stressful behavior related to each type, and a case history of a teacher who was beaten by a student is given. Methods of overcoming job-related stress are suggested in eight articles: (1) "How Some Teachers Avoid Burnout"; (2) "The Nibble Method of Overcoming Stress"; (3) "Twenty Ways I Save Time"; (4) "How To Bring Forth The Relaxation Response"; (5) "How To Draw Vitality From Stress"; (6) "Six Steps to a Positive Addiction"; (7)"Positive Denial: The Case For Not Facing Reality"; and (8) "Conquering Common Stressors". A workshop guide is offered for reducing and preventing teacher burnout by establishing support groups, reducing stressors, changing perceptions of stressors, and improving coping abilities. Workshop roles of initiator, facilitator, and members are discussed. An annotated bibliography of twelve books about stress is included. (FG)

Download or read book Elementary Public School Teachers Coping Mechanisms Used During the COVID 19 Pandemic in North Texas written by Timothy Michael Eastman and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe elementary public school teachers’ experiences coping with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping theory, the study answered the central research question: How do elementary public school teachers describe their experiences coping with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic? The sub-questions addressed: What psychological, physical, and emotional mechanisms are elementary public school teachers using to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic? Purposeful sampling and maximum variation sampling were used to select 14 elementary public school teachers’ who experienced teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. The setting of the study was North Texas Independent School District. The data collection methods used included participant journaling, semi-structured interviews, and a focus group. The data was analyzed using Moustakas’s data analysis which began with epoché, then transcendental-phenomenological reduction, imaginative variation, and synthesis of composite textural and composite descriptions. Two themes were identified through data analysis which included teacher stress and teacher coping mechanisms. Findings indicated that teachers had faced much adversity during the COVID-19 pandemic in ways such as students, technology, and instruction; however, they have been resilient throughout the pandemic. Psychological, physical, and emotional coping mechanisms have helped teachers cope with their stress. Implications for research suggested that helping teachers find adequate outlets to cope with their stress could be effective. Recommendations for future research are provided.

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Download or read book Phenomenological Study of the Significance of Recess and Brain Breaks During the Instructional Day from the Perspective of Elementary Teachers written by Laura Knight and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to collect the perceptions of elementary teachers on the influence of recess and brain breaks on students within the instructional day capturing the essence of their voice through analysis. Participants included 10 teachers at Smith School District (pseudonym used) in the southeastern United States of America. One of the theories guiding this study was Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow, 1954) as it was in question whether elementary teachers perceive that students must have their need for physical movement met in order for optimal learning to occur. Another theory guiding this study was Bandura's Theory of Social Cognition. Bandura's theory asserts that people learn through social interactions and by watching others (Bandura, 2004). This concept relates to this study in that physical activity in the school setting is a social event that produces observable benefits. Data were collected via one-on-one interviews, a focus group, and open-ended anonymous questionnaires. Data analysis was conducted utilizing Moustakas' Seven Steps. The essence of the voice of elementary teachers' perceptions of the benefits of recess and brain breaks occurring during the instructional day included academic benefits of improved focus and stamina, health benefits of decreased obesity and increase in overall health, improved social skill development and therefore classroom behavior, and overall wellness.

Download or read book Arts Based Research written by Tom Barone and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to be used as both a class text and a resource for researchers and practitioners, Arts Based Research provides a framework for those who seek to broaden the domain of qualitative inquiry in the social sciences by incorporating the arts as forms that represent human knowing.

Download or read book The Price We Pay written by C. R. Belfield and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highlights costs of inadequate education, attaching hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and critical indicators as income, health, crime, dependence on public assistance, and political participation. Explores policy interventi

Download or read book PE Metrics written by SHAPE America - Society of Health and Physical Educators and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for the definitive resource to help you measure your students’ achievement, your search is over. PE Metrics: Assessing Student Performance Using the National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education, Third Edition, aligns with SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education, was created by SHAPE America and its writing team, and was reviewed by researchers and teachers with expertise in assessment. The result is a text that you can use with confidence as you help develop physical literacy in your students. Written for physical educators, administrators, and curriculum writers (and for physical education majors and minors), this latest edition offers the following: • 130 ready-to-use assessments for kindergarten through grade 12 (65 elementary, 43 middle school, and 22 high school) • Worksheets, checklists, and rubrics that support the assessments • Guidance on creating your own assessments for any lesson or unit These assessments are aligned with the three SHAPE America lesson planning books for elementary, middle, and secondary school and dovetail with SHAPE America’s The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education. The assessments can be used as they are, or you can modify them or use them as samples in creating assessments that are best suited to your needs. PE Metrics, now in a four-color design, is organized into four main parts: Part I introduces the purpose and uses of assessment, how to develop an assessment plan, and the various types of assessments and tools you can use. Part II contains sample assessments for students in grades K-5, focusing on fundamental motor skills; as such, the elementary-level assessments center heavily on Standard 1. In part III, the emphasis shifts to middle school assessments, with a concentration on Standard 2 and on the categories of dance and rhythms, invasion games, net/wall games, fielding/striking games, outdoor pursuits, aquatics, and individual-performance activities. Part IV offers sample assessments for high school students, with a priority on providing evidence of the knowledge and skills students will need to remain active and fit after they leave high school. This resource provides a comprehensive, performance-based assessment system that enables you to incorporate assessment into every facet of your teaching, create assessments that are unique to your program, and measure your students’ performance against the grade-level outcomes. The assessments are process focused and are designed to measure multiple constructs as well as provide meaningful feedback to students—ultimately helping them to develop holistically across all three learning domains (psychomotor, cognitive, and affective). PE Metrics will help you instill in students the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity.

Download or read book Mobile Museums written by Felix Driver and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobile Museums presents an argument for the importance of circulation in the study of museum collections, past and present. It brings together an impressive array of international scholars and curators from a wide variety of disciplines – including the history of science, museum anthropology and postcolonial history - to consider the mobility of collections. The book combines historical perspectives on the circulation of museum objects in the past with contemporary accounts of their re-mobilisation, notably in the context of Indigenous community engagement. Contributors seek to explore processes of circulation historically in order to re-examine, inform and unsettle common assumptions about the way museum collections have evolved over time and through space. By foregrounding questions of circulation, the chapters in Mobile Museums collectively represent a fundamental shift in the understanding of the history and future uses of museum collections. The book addresses a variety of different types of collection, including the botanical, the ethnographic, the economic and the archaeological. Its perspective is truly global, with case studies drawn from South America, West Africa, Oceania, Australia, the United States, Europe and the UK. Mobile Museums helps us to understand why the mobility of museum collections was a fundamental aspect of their history and why it continues to matter today. Praise for Mobile Museums 'This book advances a paradigm shift in studies of museums and collections. A distinguished group of contributors reveal that collections are not dead assemblages. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries were marked by vigorous international traffic in ethnography and natural history specimens that tell us much about colonialism, travel and the history of knowledge – and have implications for the remobilisation of museums in the future.’ – Nicholas Thomas, University of Cambridge 'The first major work to examine the implications and consequences of the migration of materials from one scientific or cultural milieu to another, it highlights the need for a more nuanced understanding of collections and offers insights into their potential for future re-mobilisation.' – Arthur MacGregor

Download or read book Martial Arts Studies written by Paul Bowman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phrase “martial arts studies” is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest. But many academic fields including history, philosophy, anthropology, and Area studies already engage with martial arts in their own particular way. Therefore, is there really such a thing as a unique field of martial arts studies? Martial Arts Studies is the first book to engage directly with these questions. It assesses the multiplicity and heterogeneity of possible approaches to martial arts studies, exploring orientations and limitations of existing approaches. It makes a case for constructing the field of martial arts studies in terms of key coordinates from post-structuralism, cultural studies, media studies, and post-colonialism. By using these anti-disciplinary approaches to disrupt the approaches of other disciplines, Martial Arts Studies proposes a field that both emerges out of and differs from its many disciplinary locations.

Download or read book Bunker written by Bradley Garrett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since prehistory, bunkers have been built as protection from cataclysmic social and environmental forces, and as places of power and transformation. Today, the bunker has become the extreme expression of our greatest fears- from pandemics to climate change and nuclear war. And once you look, it doesn't take long to start seeing bunkers everywhere. In Bunker, acclaimed urban explorer and cultural geographer Bradley Garrett explores the global and rapidly growing movement of 'prepping' for social and environmental collapse, or 'Doomsday'. From the 'dread merchants' hustling safe spaces in the American mid-West to eco-fortresses in Thailand, from geoscrapers to armoured mobile bunkers, Bunker is a brilliant, original and never less than deeply disturbing story from the frontlines of the way we live now, an illuminating reflection on our age of disquiet and dread that brings it into new, sharp focus. The bunker, Garrett shows, is all around us, in malls, airports, gated communities, the vehicles we drive. Most of all, he shows, it's in our minds.

Download or read book Kaplan Sadock s Synopsis of Psychiatry written by Robert Boland and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 3278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate, reliable, objective, and comprehensive, Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry has long been the leading clinical psychiatric resource for clinicians, residents, students, and other health care professionals both in the US and worldwide. Now led by a new editorial team of Drs. Robert Boland and Marcia L. Verduin, it continues to offer a trusted overview of the entire field of psychiatry while bringing you up to date with current information on key topics and developments in this complex specialty. The twelfth edition has been completely reorganized to make it more useful and easier to navigate in today’s busy clinical settings.

Download or read book Phonetics Theory and Application written by William R. Tiffany and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1977 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gendered Bodies and New Technologies written by Amanda du Preez and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this era of ubiquitous information flow, heightened mobility and limitless consumer convenience, human interaction with new technologies has become increasingly seamless. In the process, the human body is effectively and steadily reduced to just another interface, or a “second life”, so to speak. What is easily forgotten during this translucent transaction is that being human also necessarily implies being embodied. In other words, to constitute a body in its non-negotiable physicality is still what it entails to be human (amongst other things). To live daily in and through the complicated and dynamic intersection between “mind” and “body”, psychology and physiology―also known as embodiment―is what makes us human.

Download or read book Hair Raising written by Noliwe M. Rooks and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know there is a politics of skin color, but is there a politics of hair?In this book, Noliwe Rooks explores the history and politics of hair and beauty culture in African American communities from the nineteenth century to the 1990s. She discusses the ways in which African American women have located themselves in their own families, communities, and national culture through beauty advertisements, treatments, and styles. Bringing the story into today's beauty shop, listening to other women talk about braids, Afros, straighteners, and what they mean today to grandmothers, mothers, sisters, friends, and boyfriends, she also talks about her own family and has fun along the way. Hair Raising is that rare sort of book that manages both to entertain and to illuminate its subject.