Demoralized : why teachers leave the profession they love and how they can stay /

Doris Santoro theorizes the existence of a "moral center" that can be pivotal in guiding demoralized teachers and teacher actions and expectations on the job.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Santoro, Doris A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Teacher morale > United States. Teacher turnover > United States. Teachers > Job satisfaction > United States. Teachers > Job stress > United States. School environment > United States. Teachers > Professional ethics > United States. Teachers > Training of > United States.

Table of Contents:

1. " We have been taken away from our own reward": the moral sources of teacher dissatisfaction
2. "We should all be so embarrassed": distinguishing demoralization from burnout
3. "They're suffering and they're struggling": sources of demoralization: causing harm to students
4. "I'm admitting to being disingenuous in my craft": sources of demoralization: degrading the profession
5. "I can't be that kind of teacher": re-moralizing strategies for career longevity
6. School leaders: sources of demoralization and re-moralization
7. Teacher unions: sources of demoralization and re-moralization
8. Harnessing the power of re-moralization.