@article{ref1,
title="From "At-Risk" Youth to Wounded Healer: A Longitudinal Study of Two Pre-Service Teachers",
journal="International journal of qualitative studies in education",
year="2014",
author="Esping, Amber",
volume="27",
number="3",
pages="377-396",
abstract="The present article describes a two-year longitudinal study of two &quot;at-risk&quot; US teenagers who successfully transformed their unusually challenging high school experiences into motivation to become classroom teachers. Frank's adolescence was characterized by addiction and defiance. He spent his sophomore year in a locked, residential treatment center, and his junior and senior years in a therapeutic boarding school. Marie spent 19?months in a residential school for adolescents with substance abuse problems, becoming pregnant the following year. At age 22 both Frank and Marie graduated &quot;summa cum laude&quot; (grade point average of 3.9 or greater) from the same nationally recognized teacher preparation program. The archetype of the &quot;wounded healer&quot; is used to interpret their experiences. <br><br>RESULTS suggest (1) memories of personal adversity in school may have a profound impact on an individual's orientation to teaching, and (2) these memories can be used advantageously by pre-service teachers. Implications for teacher educators are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0951-8398",
doi="10.1080/09518398.2013.775375",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2013.775375"
}