TY - JOUR
T1 - Teacher demoralization
T2 - A phenomenological study of triggers, development stages, and reactions
AU - Ibrahim, Ali
AU - Alhabbash, Maha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - This study developed a descriptive model for teacher demoralization that explains demoralization triggers, its development over time, and the demoralized teachers’ reactions. Ten demoralized teachers from a school district in an Arab country were interviewed, and the data were analyzed using the cluster meaning analysis. It was found that demoralization was triggered by nomothetic and ideographic conditions and developed through different stages, from feelings of dissatisfaction and ending with diminished self-esteem. The demoralized teachers reacted in six main ways from following the rules to leaving the profession. The model could be tested and expanded in different contexts.
AB - This study developed a descriptive model for teacher demoralization that explains demoralization triggers, its development over time, and the demoralized teachers’ reactions. Ten demoralized teachers from a school district in an Arab country were interviewed, and the data were analyzed using the cluster meaning analysis. It was found that demoralization was triggered by nomothetic and ideographic conditions and developed through different stages, from feelings of dissatisfaction and ending with diminished self-esteem. The demoralized teachers reacted in six main ways from following the rules to leaving the profession. The model could be tested and expanded in different contexts.
KW - Demoralization reactions
KW - Demoralization stages
KW - Demoralization triggers
KW - Moral concerns
KW - Teacher demoralization
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tate.2021.103562
DO - 10.1016/j.tate.2021.103562
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85118150744
SN - 0742-051X
VL - 109
JO - Teaching and Teacher Education
JF - Teaching and Teacher Education
M1 - 103562
ER -