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Direct linkJefferson, Sarah; Lowe, Geoffrey M.; Gray, Christina; Prout, Peter – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2023
There is limited research into older teachers (veterans), especially those who remain enthusiastic and committed to teaching. Still less is known about the role of social support from colleagues inside school in helping positive veteran teachers maintain their commitment to teaching. Drawing broadly from a typology which identifies four types of…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Psychological Patterns, Social Support Groups, Emotional Response
Gray, Christina; Lowe, Geoffrey M.; Prout, Peter F.; Jefferson, Sarah – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2021
Through a phenomenological lens of portraiture methodology, this article explores the career experiences of a veteran acting teacher who, at the age of 85 years, remains highly passionate and dedicated to his work with younger aspiring actors. The article reveals how for this veteran teacher, his strong teacher identity characterised by a quest…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Teaching Experience, Older Adults, Teacher Motivation
Lambert, Kirsten; Gray, Christina – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2022
This paper explores the hyper-performative expectations of early career teachers (ECTs) in the context of neoliberal education assemblages. The need to support and retain beginning teachers is a salient issue in the context of troubling rates of teacher attrition. The study explores how ECTs perceive teacher identities in response to national…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Neoliberalism, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility
Download full textGray, Christina; Lowe, Geoffrey; Prout, Peter; Jefferson, Sarah – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2019
The problem of attrition among early-career teachers has generated a substantial body of research. However, less research has been devoted to later-career teachers who survive and thrive. This article explores the career experiences of four later-career performing arts teachers who remain keen and committed to teaching. Informed by seminal studies…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Social Networks, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
Lambert, Kirsten; Gray, Christina – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2020
This paper explores the relationship between early career teachers' (ECTs) work identities, neoliberal education assemblages, and mandated professional standards. The task of supporting and retaining beginning teachers has received considerable attention in recent years in the face of alarming rates of teacher attrition internationally. The study,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Standards, Stress Variables, Professional Identity
Lowe, Geoffrey; Gray, Christina; Prout, Peter; Jefferson, Sarah; Shaw, Therese – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2019
Since the mid-1980s, the working lives of teachers has become an enduring research topic. Much research has focused on early-career teachers and is often reported from deficit positions, i.e. why they leave the profession. However, career trajectory studies have described a small cohort of veteran teachers who remain positive and committed to…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Identification, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Surveys
