Educators' experiences of using metaphorical exploration for managing anger in the schools
| dc.contributor.author | Leseho, Johanna | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Hett, Geoffrey | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-24T23:33:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-24T23:33:44Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1997 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-07-24 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies | |
| dc.degree.level | Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study explored educators' experiences of discovering and exploring their metaphors of anger in the schools. Through a visualization and interviews with the researcher, personal metaphors were identified and, in some cases, altered by the participants. Research participants were then asked to describe their experiences of trying to remain conscious of their metaphors while engaging with angry students. The researcher also examined any changes which the participants identified in the attitudes and behaviours of themselves or their students. The process of uncovering and examining one's metaphors as a means of anger management in the schools appears to have been effective for those who participated in this study. By becoming conscious of their metaphorical images of the students, these educators were able to detach themselves emotionally from angry outbursts and alter their views of themselves from that of observers to active agents for change. Uncovering and exploring metaphorical images drew compassion from some educators that had been lost for particular children. They began to look at how they might be reinforcing the children's anger. The participants reported that modifying their own behaviours they were able to reshape those of their students, reducing the intensity of anger in their classrooms and transforming the atmosphere to one which was more relaxed and peaceful. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/9768 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | Behavior modification | en_US |
| dc.subject | Students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Metaphor | en_US |
| dc.title | Educators' experiences of using metaphorical exploration for managing anger in the schools | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |