The Reluctant Impostor: A Narrative Self-Study From Drop-Out to PhD

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Author(s): Jason D. DeHart (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 14
Source title: Teacher Reflections on Transitioning From K-12 to Higher Education Classrooms
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Amy D. Broemmel (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)and Nora Vines (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3460-4.ch024

Keywords: Business & Management / Information Science Reference / Professional Development / Teacher Education

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This chapter recounts in both personal and pedagogical terms the journey of the author from a teenager who dropped out of high school to a young person who earned a GED. The pedagogical story then continues to trace the path to the author's beginning as a middle grades educator and, ultimately, as a scholar who has earned a PhD and now serves as a teacher educator. The chapter draws upon narrative methodology, as well as self-study, to examine this transformation alongside relevant research literature. The author includes reflections from journal notes, accounts drawn from family interviews and photographs, and notes from former teacher/mentors in the process. Final conclusions speak to imagine new possibilities for a range of pathways to success in the educational system, and a centering of the power of literacy to empower a person in their lives.

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