Betting the House
Teacher Investment, Identity, and Attrition in Urban Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9729145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alyssa Hadley Dunn (0000-0002-3696-9185, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, corresponding author), C Aiden Downey (Atlanta, GA, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 207-229 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013124517693283 |
| OpenAlex | W2589990502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
This study explores the impetus for and impact of four urban teachers’ extracurricular investments. Framing teacher investment as work voluntarily undertaken with an eye toward bringing about a highly desired, yet highly uncertain, end, we argue that the outcome of these often-hidden investments have identity and career implications for teachers. Through a comparison of two case studies in the southeast and northeast United States, we investigate why and how teachers come to invest themselves in particular extracurricular projects, the identity implications of the investments, and how the ultimate outcome of the investments may influence their decision to stay in or leave the profession. Findings reveal that teachers’ extracurricular investments—either in individual students or whole-school projects—are intimately tied to their identities and career trajectories. Implications are offered for research, teacher education, and policy
Attrition · Economics · Framing (construction · Identity (music · Investment (military · Labour economics · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Work (physics · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Law · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies · Youth Development and Social Support
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |