Teachers as Mothers in the Elementary Classroom: Negotiating the Needs of Self and Other

Autor/in	James, Jennifer Hauver
Titel	Teachers as Mothers in the Elementary Classroom: Negotiating the Needs of Self and Other
Quelle	In: Gender and Education, 22 (2010) 5, S.521-534 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0954-0253
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Mothers; Teacher Attitudes; Differences; Teacher Role; Sex Stereotypes; Caring; Daily Living Skills; Self Concept; Classroom Environment; Social Isolation; Well Being; Student Needs; Teacher Responsibility; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mother; Mutter; Lehrerverhalten; Unterscheiden; Lehrerrolle; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Alltagsfertigkeit; Selbstkonzept; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Soziale Isolation; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Lehrverpflichtung; USA
Abstract	In this paper, I interrogate the implicit and largely unexamined relationship between mothering and elementary teaching as they are informed by dominant notions of caring in the United States. In an environment where students were seen as not receiving adequate care at home, the teachers in this study felt a need to act as mothers in their professional lives. The consequences of such "deficit thinking" for students are well explored in the literature on teaching and learning. What has been less well explored are the consequences of this teacher-as-mother notion for teachers themselves. Drawing from the narratives of six women elementary school teachers, I suggest that assuming the role of mother to one's students not only devalues students' identity and experience, but limits teachers' ability to adequately care for themselves. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10