Breaking the Status Quo: Poetic Self-Reflections in Teacher Preparation

Baker, J. Scott; Beaton, Molly; Green, Genesis; Newson, Jaden; Saatzer, Austin; Steege, Meaghan

doi:10.1080/00131725.2025.2501512

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Breaking the Status Quo: Poetic Self-Reflections in Teacher Preparation

Baker, J. Scott, Beaton, Molly, Green, Genesis, Newson, Jaden, Saatzer, Austin, Steege, Meaghan·2025·The Educational Forum

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This article examines how five secondary education preservice teachers (PTs) explored their past, present, and possible selves through self-reflective poetry regarding different crises. Their exploration; (1) provided space in a teacher education course for understanding different forms of crisis; (2) allowed PTs to self-reflect upon perspectives of crisis in their own lives; (3) prepared PTs to address these crises in their future classrooms; and, (4) allowed teacher educators to examine emotional health and well-being of PTs.

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Studies in teacher education have used poetic inquiry to illuminate tensions between policy and teacher educator selves, generate pedagogical possibilities, and position poetic reflection as legitimate professional learning.
“Studies in teacher education have used poetic inquiry to illuminate tensions between policy and teacher educator selves, to generate pedagogical possibilities in preservice teacher education, and to position poetic reflection as a legitimate form of professional learning rather than a peripheral creative exercise (Baker et al., 2025; Cross et al., 2018; Müller & Kruger, 2022).”
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Authors: Baker, J. S., Beaton, M., Green, G., Newson, J., Saatzer, A., & Steege, M.
Affiliations: St. Cloud State University (US)
Corresponding author: Baker, J. Scott
ORCID: Baker, J. Scott
Venue: The Educational Forum
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2025-06-18
Volume: 89
Issue: 3
Pages: 286-300
ISSN: 0013-1725 (ISSN-L)
1938-8098
DOI: 10.1080/00131725.2025.2501512
OpenAlex: W4411400056
Cited by: 1
References: 66
Citations by year: 2026: 1
FWCI: 3.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: The Educational Forum (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Reflective Practices in Education
Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
Keywords: pre-service teachers, teacher preparation, crisis, possible selves, emotional well-being, teacher professional development, secondary education

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