Exploring mexican english teachers’ emotional experiences in private and public schools. A narrative study

Abstract

"This thesis reports a narrative study about the influence and impact of the teachers´ emotional experiences during critical moments in teaching with 1) students, 2) parents, 3) colleagues, 4) school authorities. The purposes of this study are to identify the most common emotional experiences for teachers in secondary and high school; to comprehend the coping strategies teachers used to deal with their emotional experiences; to understand the influence of the teachers´ personal and professional backgrounds in the sociocultural construction of relationships in the teaching practice. The data were collected via survey, a professional timeline and personal online interviews. The first two instruments provide a general understanding of participants’ background; thus, the personal interviews provide description about the most meaningful emotional experiences for teachers. This study found first a set of three emotional experiences categories faced by teachers; second, a group of strategical attitudes developed in order to overcome the circumstances and finally, the understanding of the importance of interpersonal relationships for teaching".