Full Description
Teacher attrition and burnout have been researched in school districts all over the country for several decades. Characterised by physical and psychological exhaustion, cynicism (as an interpersonal and emotional indication of built-up aggression), and a sense of helplessness and low self-efficacy, burnout can lead to anxiety, depression, diminished job performance, absenteeism, and attrition.
Drawn to the Flame investigates incidences of burnout and burnout avoidance among educators in both K-12 and higher education spheres during the COVID-19 pandemic - a period that saw an intensification and increased frequency of polarizing sociocultural and socio-political conditions, resulting in psychosocial and emotional strain among those invested in education. Through narrative inquiry, the chapters present the stories of teachers in a variety of settings (e.g. urban, suburban, rural) and sociological conditions (economic, racial, sex/gender), who experienced first-hand the impact of the pandemic and the chaotic transition to remote learning, the impact of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and racial strife, on students and curricular planning processes.
Contents
Foreword; Cheryl J. Craig
Introduction: The Burning Out of Teachers and Administrators in Public Education; Erin A. Singer, Matthew J. Etchells, and Cheryl J. Craig
Chapter 1. Radically Healing or Burned Out: Experiences among Black Teachers; John A. Williams III, Maiya Turner, Alexes Terry, DaJuana C. Fontenot, and Sonyia C. Richardson
Chapter 2. A Narrative Inquiry Investigating Teacher Burnout at a Bronx New York Middle School in 2020; Peter Scaramuzzo, Julia E. Calabrese, and Cheryl. J. Craig
Chapter 3. Leaving So Soon? Reality Shock Among Novice Teachers; Karen McIntush and Karla Garza
Chapter 4. Not Picture Perfect: The Storied Lives of Art Teachers in Urban America; Lobat Asadi
Chapter 5. Resilience and Persistence in the Face of Burnout; Erin A. Singer, Natasha Epps, and Margaret DeJesus
Chapter 6. Who Wants to be a Teacher in the Face of These Anti-queer Laws?" Burnout Perspective from a Gay Educator; Michael Bartone
Chapter 7. Parallel Stories of Publicly Imagined and Personally Lived PE Teacher Identity Reconstruction in the Time of COVID-19; HyeSeung Lee
Chapter 8. Multilevel Approaches to Mitigate Burnout in Education; Eleanor Su-Keene
Chapter 9. Analyzing Teacher Burnout Through Principal Leadership Behaviors; Elsa Villarreal
Chapter 10. Chocolates or Tissues: Mitigating Momentary Burnout; Christopher Benedetti
Chapter 11. Identity Flux: Educator Narratives in the Face of Burnout; Jordan Donop, Tamra Walderon, and Matthew J. Etchells
Chapter 12. When Passion Isn't Enough; Deja Bailey and Matthew J. Etchells
Final Thoughts; Erin A. Singer, Matthew J. Etchells, and Cheryl J. Craig
Afterword; Cheryl J. Craig
