TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - From "At-Risk" Youth to Wounded Healer: A Longitudinal Study of Two Pre-Service Teachers
JO  - International journal of qualitative studies in education
A1  - Esping, Amber
SP  - 377
EP  - 396
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - The present article describes a two-year longitudinal study of two "at-risk" 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 "summa cum laude" (grade point average of 3.9 or greater) from the same nationally recognized teacher preparation program. The archetype of the "wounded healer" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0951-8398
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2013.775375
ID  - ref1
ER  -