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The urban classroom : views and lived experiences of early-career teachers
No full textEllis-Gordon, Angela NaCole
Using a narrative inquiry, this study explored the views of urban teachers’ experiences teaching in an urban classroom. The main question this study sought to examine was: How did recently certified teachers placed in an urban setting view their early-career experiences? This study focused on lived experiences of recently certified urban classroom teachers teaching in urban classrooms early in their career. Urban teachers have up to five years of teaching experience. Urban classroom teachers were observed and interviewed. Using a cultural relevance lens, this study sought to gain understanding and highlight what factors influenced and shaped the development of their culturally relevant/responsive teaching practices while teaching in urban classroom settings, as well as retain them in urban classrooms. This research was necessary to better understand the needs of urban educators teaching in urban settings. This study focused on teachers’ views and experiences in their urban classrooms. This study provides useful insights for what occurs in urban classrooms during the first years of their urban teaching experiences. These findings highlighted the challenges that early-career urban teachers faced and how a culturally relevant/responsive teacher improved teaching in their urban classroom settings. These insights would not be intended to be generalizable to all teachers
