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Inner Contradictions and Hidden Passages: Pedagogical Tact and the High-Quality Veteran Urban Teacher En Vue De Currere INNER CONTRADICTIONS AND HIDDEN PASSAGES: PEDAGOGICAL TACT AND THE HIGH-QUALITY VETERAN URBAN TEACHER EN VUE DE CURRERE A dissertation submitted to the College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services Kent State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Rebecca Ann Zurava May 2006 © Copyright by Rebecca Ann Zurava 2006 All Rights Reserved ii A dissertation written by Rebecca Ann Zurava B.S.Ed, The Ohio State University, 1972 M.Ed., Kent State University, 1983 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2006 Approved by ______________________________ , Director, Doctoral Dissertation Committee James G. Henderson ______________________________ , Member, Doctoral Dissertation Committee Eunsook Hyun ______________________________ , Member, Doctoral Dissertation Committee Catherine Eggleston Hackney Accepted by ______________________________ , Chairperson, Department of Teaching, Kenneth Teitelbaum Leadership, and Curriculum Studies ______________________________ , Dean, College and Graduate School of Education, David A. England Health, and Human Services iii ACKN0WLEDGMENTS To my husband, George, whose life, labor, and love made this doctoral degree possible. George is the Emeritus Director of Resource Analysis and Planning at Kent State University. To James Henderson whose scholarly life led me to Pinar, Grumet, and pedagogical tact. To Eunsook Hyun who enthusiastically stepped forward to guide a stranger at her door. To Catherine Hackney who always believed in me. To these professors who respect and honor the students and teachers in America’s urban schools. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS…………………………………………………………….. iv LIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………….……… x There Is No Box………………………………………………………………………. xi CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction……………………………………………………............……… 1 Statement of the Problem………………………………………............……... 6 Purpose Statement……………………………………………............……….. 7 Research Questions……………………………………………............……… 7 Definition of Terms………………………………………………............…… 8 Significance and Potential Contributions…………………………............…... 12 Limitations………………………………………………………............……. 20 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction………………….............……………...……………………….… 22 Millennial Thinking………………………………………...............……….... 25 Theoretical and Philosophical Framework……………..…............…....….…. 26 Narrative Inquiry……..……………………………............……….… 27 Hermeneutic Phenomenology……………………...…............………. 28 A Phenomenological Attitude………………………...…............……. 29 Currere………………........…….……..................……............……… 30 Glimpses of Subjectivity………………………………..............…….. 32 Existential Foundations…….…...…............……….....……………… 33 Shadow and Light……..………………….......…….............………………… 34 The Curriculum………..………………...……………….............…………… 38 Explicit, Implicit, Null……………………………...................………. 38 Race and Caste………………………………………..................…… 42 Reflexive Systems………………………………...................………… 43 Veronica…………………………………….................……… 44 From the Smashed Bus Window…………………................… 46 Cultural Criticism…………............………………………......……… 47 Place……........…..........…………………………………...............………….. 49 Experience.......................................................................................................... 53 Voice………...…………………………………………...............…………… 55 A Passage of Failure…………...………..…...…....................……….. 58 The Strangeness of Strangers…………….………...................………. 61 When They Are Young….……...……….…………...................……… 66 Of the Unexpected and of Surprise….………….…..................……… 69 Reconceptualism….…………………………………....................…………... 72 It Is More of an Orientation Than a Dogma………..............………… 75 v The Second Wave…..…….………………………...............…………. 78 The Nightmare That Is Present……………………...............….......… 79 Autobiography………………………….. .………...............…..…….. 84 A Contribution to Knowledge………..……………………................………. 87 Journals and Newspapers……………….……………...............……. 88 Books…....…………..................……………………................……... 92 CHAPTER III RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Theoretical Framework of the Research Design…….........……………. 103 Design and Methods……………....……………………...............…….…… 106 Assumptions and Rationale for a Qualitative Design.....................…. 107 The Role of the Researcher.................................................................. 108 Gathering of and Reflecting on............................................................ 111 Storied Lives on Storied Landscapes................................................... 112 Poetry in Motion.................................................................................. 114 Objectivity and Subjectivity................................................................. 116 Good Talking About Good Teaching……….…................………..… 118 Storying the Self…….…………………………................…………. 120 A Space of Liberty, of Silence…………………................…..……… 121 The Focus of a Phenomenological Study………..…................…….. 123 Data Collection Procedures……………………...………….................……. 125 Gaining Entrée…………………………………….................……... 127 Finding the Best……….……………………….................……….... 128 Participant Communication...…..……………….................……...... 132 Tiny Chairs............................................................................................ 135 Participants……………...….……………………...….................…. 137 Forms of Data……………….…………………….................……... 139 Data Recording, Field Issues, and Storage…….…........................... 140 Data Analysis...................................................................................... 140 Standards of Quality and Verification................................................ 142 The Seventh Moment...................................................................................... 147 CHAPTER IV A PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA Introduction..................................................................................................... 149 Themes and Variations.................................................................................... 150 Structures of Meaning........................................................................ 151 Capturing the Phenomenon............................................................... 152 Currere............................................................................................................ 154 The Regressive Moment................................................................................. 158 Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir................................................................ 158 Radio................................................................................................... 159 Critical Moments................................................................................ 161 Bev: I Became a Representation of the Mistake That She Had Made................................................................................ 162 Colleen: That Is What I Said Since I Was a Senior in High School..................................................................................... 162 vi Kitty: And I Was Good at School........................................... 164 Paul: It Was Brother This and Brother That......................... 164 Roslyn: I Will Never Know. I Will Never Know.................... 165 Paul: Oh, You Would Do That, but I Would Never Do That.. 168 The Human Condition.......................................................................... 169 Friday: The First Full Day Afternoon Announcements......... 170 Bev: You Don’t Date Rich....................................................... 171 Colleen: That Might Be the Very Beginning of When I Became So Militant................................................................. 172 Kitty: Before We Had Been More of a Group....................... 172 Roslyn: That Was a Moment. That Was an Epiphany.......... 173 Footnote................................................................................. 175 Metaphors and Images...................................................................... 175 Like Living in a Bubble......................................................... 176 A Million Stars...................................................................... 176 The Good Girl....................................................................... 180 Mr. Brucker’s Good Girl...................................................... 185 Autobiographical Reflection............................................................. 185 The Progressive Moment.............................................................................. 193 Friday: The First Full Day Arithmetic........................................... 197 Open House....................................................................................... 197 Secret Story....................................................................................... 198 Tis’: A Memoir..................................................................... 198 Cover Story....................................................................................... 199 Sacred Story..................................................................................... 205 Radio.................................................................................... 208 The Analytic Moment.................................................................................
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