Beyond the City Lights: A Multiple-Case Study of Successful, Experienced Secondary Science Teachers in Rural Schools

Autor/in	DeVore-Wedding, Beverly R.
Titel	Beyond the City Lights: A Multiple-Case Study of Successful, Experienced Secondary Science Teachers in Rural Schools
Quelle	(2017), (202 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3554-8988-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Science Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Case Studies; Experienced Teachers; Rural Schools; High Schools; Resilience (Psychology); Interviews; Success; Barriers; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa; Kansas; Missouri; South Dakota; Wyoming + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; High school; Oberschule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erfolg; South-Dakota
Abstract	Recruitment and retention concerns for teachers, particularly in rural school districts and in science, fill the daily news and research literature. The shortage of STEM workers is also another concern as well. Then why do nationally recognized secondary science teachers remain in rural schools with lower salaries, increased responsibilities beyond teaching content, and multi-preparations, stay in those schools? How do they overcome challenges in their schools? This multiple case study focuses on Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) awardees who have taught secondary science in rural school districts 10 years or more. Eight rural PAEMST high school science teachers were identified in Nebraska and the six contiguous states; four consented to participate in this study. Interviews of these teachers and a colleague, principal, and or students were conducted to answer the research questions. Using a lens of resiliency, similarities were identified that show how these teachers overcome adversity and thrived in their rural school and communities. Resilient themes that emerged from this study are adaptability, autonomy, collaborative, competency, connectedness, problem-solvers, and resourcefulness. Common themes of success for teaching in rural schools for the four teachers were autonomy and relationships. Common themes of challenges for teaching in rural schools were diversity, funding, professional isolation, and teaching assignments. These characteristics and strategies may help schools with their recruitment and retention of teachers as well as teachers themselves benefiting from hearing other teachers' stories of success and longevity. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01