NDLI: An Anecdotal Case Study in Psychological Anthropology of Two Retired Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of Classroom Life in the United States

Content Provider	frontiers
Author	Attwood, Adam I.
Abstract	In this qualitative study, interviews of two former middle school teachers were conducted and analyzed for how they fostered a supportive classroom environment in the United States despite the national stress of the Vietnam War during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Half a century later in 2020-2021, similar trends seem to remain just as important in society though the context has shifted. Implications for social-emotional learning from then and now are discussed. Each of the two participants in this study established centralized control through slightly different means and both used written guidelines and rules while emphasizing prosocial behaviors. Three themes emerged: 1) a syllabus was important in management style, 2) sports, and 3) the national social context—such as the Vietnam War—manifested itself in the discourse of the social environment to affect classroom life. Implications for the socio-spatial context of school architectural layout are explored.
ISSN	2504284X
DOI	10.3389/feduc.2021.655457
Volume Number	6
Journal	Frontiers in Education
Language	English
Publisher Date	2021-07-02
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Psychological anthropology Socio-spatial Coach identity Vietnam War legacy Case study Social-emotional development Classroom life Semi-structured interview Middle school Science teacher Social studies teacher
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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An Anecdotal Case Study in Psychological Anthropology of Two Retired Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of Classroom Life in the United States