Abstract
A question listed in the call for this issue was: What are the sources and examples of hope for teachers, school leaders, and students as experienced and gained through learning,…, [and] community connections? This portrait of a beginning teacher’s experiences learning about community as she navigates her first year of teaching provides a way for readers to think about how to develop community within a classroom and school, the roles members of a school community play in community development, and how mentoring may influence community building. Through portraiture methodology (Lawrence-Lightfoot & Davis, 1997) the reader will glimpse a deeper view of Maria in her first year of teaching and as a veteran teacher. Maria’s approach to the tragic death of several parents in her school community helped both children and adults experience a sense of community, renewal, and hope in a very difficult time.
DOI
10.15760/nwjte.2015.12.1.5
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25442
Recommended Citation
Cowin, Kathleen
(2015)
"A Portrait of Hope: A Beginning Teacher Learns about Community,"
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 12
:
Iss.
1
, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15760/nwjte.2015.12.1.5