Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article works to demonstrate the utility of everyday heroism as a construct to understand the work of teachers as heroic. The first part of the article makes connections across literature that establish the everyday work of teachers as heroic. This is done by connecting banal heroism, bureaucratic heroism as it is explored in academic literature and film, and the notion of the hero as companion. Teaching as everyday heroism is then demonstrated through a case study of one neurodiverse teacher’s inquiry into her practice. Using three critical moments from an autoethnographic case study, the teacher is shown to be both a bureaucratic hero and a heroic companion to her students. The case study demonstrates the teacher’s use of the hero’s journey to support her own planning and development of resources.
DOI
10.26736/hs.2024.01.15
Recommended Citation
Fish, Lindsay and Eberhard, Therese
(2024)
"The Everyday Heroism of a Neurodiverse Teacher in Aotearoa New Zealand,"
Heroism Science: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
DOI: 10.26736/hs.2024.01.15
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/heroism-science/vol9/iss1/14
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