Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education
Article Title
Meaning Making, Labeling, and Self in Symbolic Interactionism: Teacher Identity and Everyday Life
Abstract
Symbolic interactionism helps explain the meaning of labels in education and how this impacts teacher identity and professionalism. This article will explore elements of the symbolic interactionism theoretical framework: everyday life actions and interactions, meaning-making, language, labeling and symbols, identity, and teachers' self. Implications will follow.
Recommended Citation
Brooks-Yip, Melissa
(2023)
"Meaning Making, Labeling, and Self in Symbolic Interactionism: Teacher Identity and Everyday Life,"
Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education: Vol. 2:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://commons.emich.edu/impact/vol2/iss1/3
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