Ethnographic Narrative Project

<p>This paper outlines the journey of a first-year teacher working at a charter school in southern California. It is a reflective ethnography that chronicles their journey to becoming a social justice educator. Divided into four sections, it highlights the work, research, and personal struggles of becoming a teacher. Part A outlines the background of a first-year teacher and their experiences and reasons that lead them to teacher. Part B follows three focus students and how a first-year teacher interacts with those students. Part C discusses a school and surrounding community, and how that community shapes both the students and the experiences of a first-year teacher. Part D is highly reflective and culminates the thoughts and experiences of a teacher after concluding their first year in the classroom. As this ethnography progress, the experiences and growth of a teacher lead to their identity and commitment to becoming a social justice educator.</p> <p>Keywords: ethnography, social justice, teaching, education</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Teacher Education Internship Program (MA/Credential)

Level thesis:degree_level

Restricted to Claremont Colleges Master's Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Cameron, James

• ethnography
• social justice
• teaching
• education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/182

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarship.claremont.edu:cgu_etd-1178