“Confidence” problems and literacy coaching
How a suburban kindergarten divided “good” and “bad” teachers in the accountability shove-down
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21722292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa Sherfinski (0000-0002-5223-9270, West Virginia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 288-316 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Early Childhood Literacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7984 • E-ISSN: 1741-2919 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468798420980085 |
| OpenAlex | W3111874964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 38 |
This paper explores the context of a Kindergarten team in a suburban P-3 school in Wisconsin developing literacy coaching support. Facing recent neoliberal accountability reforms that have greatly expanded teacher competition, dismantled teachers' unions, and added the role of the coach to the school, "confidence" is an issue that the coach and teachers struggle with as they seek to improve minority student achievement. Using a case study design and feminist sociological framework highlighting emotional labour, the affective economy, and the psychosocial possibilities of the work of Pierre Bourdieu , this research examines professional capital as a form of educators' experience. Ultimately, we see that the landscape of power and emotions is complex as it divides "good" and "bad" White and middle-class teachers. Possibilities for extending the uses of feminist sociological theory in early childhood literacy are discussed
Accountability · Coaching · Early childhood education · Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |