Emotional Resilience of Preservice Teachers
Session Title
Poster Session 1
College
College of Education
Department
Education Core
Faculty Mentor
Sarah Marie Catalana Berry, Ph.D.
Abstract
Emotional resilience is often defined by the ability of an individual to avoid or bounce back from stress when presented with difficult situations. Preservice teachers are exposed to a varying degree of stressors that only compound when they reach in-service teacher status. Emotional resilience is something proven to play a role in teacher retention, wellbeing, and satisfaction. The questions presented are how best to foster emotional resilience in pre-service teachers to increase the wellbeing of individuals, while also increasing teacher retention.
Honors Thesis Committee
Sarah Marie Catalana Berry, Ph.D.; Michael Lipscomb, Ph.D.; Bettie Parsons Barger, Ph.D.; David Vawter, Ph.D.
Course Assignment
HONR 450H - Catalana Berry & HONR 451H – Lipscomb
Type of Presentation
Poster presentation
Emotional Resilience of Preservice Teachers
Emotional resilience is often defined by the ability of an individual to avoid or bounce back from stress when presented with difficult situations. Preservice teachers are exposed to a varying degree of stressors that only compound when they reach in-service teacher status. Emotional resilience is something proven to play a role in teacher retention, wellbeing, and satisfaction. The questions presented are how best to foster emotional resilience in pre-service teachers to increase the wellbeing of individuals, while also increasing teacher retention.
