Reproducing successful rituals in bad times: Exploring emotional interactions of a new science teacher

S.M. Ritchie; K. Tobin; P. Hudson; W-M Roth; V. Mergard

doi:10.1002/sce.20440

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Reproducing successful rituals in bad times: Exploring emotional interactions of a new science teacher

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Reproducing successful rituals in bad times: Exploring emotional interactions of a new science teacher

S.M. Ritchie, K. Tobin, P. Hudson, W-M Roth and V. Mergard

Science Education, Vol.95(4), pp.745-765

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.20440

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Abstract

Teaching is emotional work. This is especially the case in the first years of teaching when new teachers are particularly vulnerable. By understanding changes in teacher emotions in the early years of teaching, we hope to identify strategies that might ultimately reduce teacher attrition. As part of a larger study of the transition of new teachers to the profession, this ethnographic case study explores how a new science teacher produced and reproduced positive emotional interaction rituals with her students in her first year of teaching. We show how dialogical interactions were positive and satisfying experiences for the teacher, and how they were reproduced successfully in different contexts. We also illustrate how both teacher and students used humor to create a structure for dialogical interactions. During these successful interactions, the students used shared resources to satisfy their teacher that they were engaging in the relevant science content. The implications of what we have learned for the professional development of new teachers are discussed in relation to an expanded understanding of teacher emotions.

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Title: Reproducing successful rituals in bad times: Exploring emotional interactions of a new science teacher
Authors/Creators: S.M. Ritchie (Author/Creator) - Queensland University of Technology
K. Tobin (Author/Creator) - City University of New York
P. Hudson (Author/Creator) - Queensland University of Technology
W-M Roth (Author/Creator) - University of Victoria
V. Mergard (Author/Creator) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication Details: Science Education, Vol.95(4), pp.745-765
Publisher: Wiley
Identifiers: 991005541461407891
Copyright: © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.11 Education & Educational Research; 6.11.190 Teacher Education
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