Growing through life's bumpy moments: key experiences transforming the careers of positive veteran performing arts teachers

With many performing arts teachers succumbing to stress and burn-out and rates of attrition growing, it is critical to understand factors which enable some teachers to remain positive, committed and enthusiastic in their teaching. Interviews with four female veteran performing arts teachers revealed...

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Published inNJ : Drama Australia journal Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 106 - 119
Main Authors Gray, Christina, M. Lowe, Geoffrey, F. Prout, Peter, Jefferson, Sarah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.07.2020
Subjects
later-career teachers
long-term teachers
performing arts teachers
positive teachers
teacher career trajectories
Veteran teachers
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Summary:With many performing arts teachers succumbing to stress and burn-out and rates of attrition growing, it is critical to understand factors which enable some teachers to remain positive, committed and enthusiastic in their teaching. Interviews with four female veteran performing arts teachers revealed ways in which key complex and profound experiences of their careers had enriched their professional lives. Given the significant impact these positive veteran teachers continue to have on their colleagues and students, we advocate the importance of utilising the stability these teachers can provide in shepherding colleagues and beginning teachers through their own inevitable bumpy moments in their careers.
ISSN:1445-2294
2200-775X
DOI:10.1080/14452294.2021.1886287