Opening the Jar: Autoethnographic Reflections on Teaching and Developing Resiliency

Utilizing autoethnographic reflections in the forms of lyric, collage, and personal narrative, this inquiry shows how one teacher developed resiliency. That teacher is me. My early teaching experiences in an Ontario high school provide a qualitative focus of an inner, emotional journey to regaining...

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Main Author: Outram, Jessica
Other Authors: Knowles, J. Gary
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/30102
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spelling ndltd-TORONTO-oai-tspace.library.utoronto.ca-1807-301022013-04-19T20:02:10ZOpening the Jar: Autoethnographic Reflections on Teaching and Developing ResiliencyOutram, Jessicaautoethnographymental wellnessresiliencyteachersmetaphorarts-informed inquiry0515Utilizing autoethnographic reflections in the forms of lyric, collage, and personal narrative, this inquiry shows how one teacher developed resiliency. That teacher is me. My early teaching experiences in an Ontario high school provide a qualitative focus of an inner, emotional journey to regaining strength and rediscovering passion after a period of burn-out. Tracing the passage from idealism to defeatism to resilience through metaphors, this arts-informed inquiry represents the inner life of a young woman and teacher.Knowles, J. Gary2011-112011-11-29T21:01:36ZNO_RESTRICTION2011-11-29T21:01:36Z2011-11-29Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/1807/30102en_ca
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mental wellness
resiliency
teachers
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arts-informed inquiry
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teachers
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Outram, Jessica
Opening the Jar: Autoethnographic Reflections on Teaching and Developing Resiliency
description Utilizing autoethnographic reflections in the forms of lyric, collage, and personal narrative, this inquiry shows how one teacher developed resiliency. That teacher is me. My early teaching experiences in an Ontario high school provide a qualitative focus of an inner, emotional journey to regaining strength and rediscovering passion after a period of burn-out. Tracing the passage from idealism to defeatism to resilience through metaphors, this arts-informed inquiry represents the inner life of a young woman and teacher.
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title Opening the Jar: Autoethnographic Reflections on Teaching and Developing Resiliency
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