Graduation Year
2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Degree Granting Department
Curriculum and Instruction
Major Professor
Mandie B. Dunn, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Michael B. Sherry, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Jennifer Wolgemuth, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Laura Sabella, Ph.D.
Keywords
Education, Emotion management, English
Abstract
This study builds on the concept of teacher emotion management in the classroom, with a specific focus on the English Language Arts (ELA) classroom where emotions play a heavy role in texts and the content taught. I analyzed the perspectives of five current English Language Arts (ELA) teachers using an interview study to ask how they describe their emotions during an emotionally challenging moment in the ELA classroom. Through the narratives they shared, I also explored their perceptions of professionally unacceptable emotions and how they make sense of their experiences navigating those emotions. I used a thematic analysis to conclude teachers tend to center student emotions over their own, express different emotions depending on their administration’s support, worry about their reputation in the community and with parents, deal with tough curriculum choices, and may experience burnout from the emotion management they conduct.
Scholar Commons Citation
Watts, Erika, "The Negotiation of Emotions: Teachers’ Emotional Expression Management in the ELA Classroom" (2023). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/10099
