The Role of Relationships in Resilience: Teachers Who Were At-Risk Youth Supporting At-Risk Students
Laura I. Sigad
Abstract:Despite extensive research on resilience, little information exists on the resilience of teachers who faced adversity in childhood and the meanings they attribute to their current work with at-risk students. Thus, this study aimed to address this knowledge gap by examining the narratives of teachers who were at-risk children. Based on 30 semi-structured life-narrative interviews, the findings revealed the significant meaning that the participants ascribed to positive relationships. Whether such relationships w… Show more
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