The Swing of the Pendulum: A Phenomenological Reflection on Change in the Face of Responsibility in Education
This thesis explores the phenomenon of change as a phenomenon experienced by teachers in the context of responsibility as it appears through a Lived Experience Description and phenomenological reflection. Using the metaphor of the swinging pendulum commonly used by educators to describe change, I take on the attitude of phenomenologist and employ the phenomenological methods conceived by Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleaux-Ponty as conveyed by Max van Manen to unconceal the insights it may offer into the essence of change. I have been a public school classroom English teacher for 18 years, beginning my tenure teaching 7th and 8th grade students then transferring within the same school district to our high school where I taught freshmen, juniors, and seniors everything from American Literature to Humanities to Science Fiction Studies. My last two years have been spent transitioning from the classroom and into a new role in my school district as an MTSS coordinator for our high school tasked with establishing humane systems of support for academic, behavior, and social-emotional learning for students and teachers alike. In doing Phenomenology on my own lived experience as an educator currently experiencing change, I hope to present an example of how the incorporation of reflective practices develop a deeper and more response-able pedagogy.
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| Work Title | The Swing of the Pendulum: A Phenomenological Reflection on Change in the Face of Responsibility in Education |
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| License | No Copyright - U.S. |
| Work Type | Masters Culminating Experience |
| Sub Work Type | Scholarly Paper/Essay (MA/MS) |
| Program | Humanities |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
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| Publication Date | April 15, 2025 |
| Deposited | April 15, 2025 |
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