ERIC Number: ED649520
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 176
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ISBN: 979-8-3819-7183-5
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Understanding the Identities and Practices of Women Teachers with Learning Dis/Abilities
Chloe Aronson Massey
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, The George Washington University
This study used a qualitative constructivist grounded theory methodology to investigate the identities and experiences of women teachers with learning disabilities (LD). Participants included 11 current or former K-12 women educators who identified (or self-identified) as having a LD. The researcher conducted intensive individual semi-structured interviews with each of the participants to understand their experiences as women with LDs. Following data collection, constant comparative analysis led the researcher to generate a theory about the experiences of women teachers with LD. This theory includes the importance of an individual's self-identity and the ways in which they intersect along with the importance of early experiences (family life and education). Women teachers with LD experience the ongoing process of renegotiating experiences and society's stigma of LDs, and then become 'a different kind of teacher.' The results of this study suggest that women teachers with LDs bring a uniqueness into their teaching practice, largely because of their experience as a woman with a LD. Findings from this study indicate the important contribution of women teachers with LDs. [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://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Self Concept, Learning Disabilities, Females, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Coping, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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