Educational Psychology and Transformational Classrooms

<p><em>Educational Psychology and Transformational Classrooms</em> uniquely positions teachers’ transformational experiences as central to understanding and implementing educational psychology research. Across three well-developed case studies using narrative inquiry methods, this volume explores moments of significant change, learning, and evolution in teaching and learning. Each case is followed by analyses from educational psychologists focusing on the three central actors in the learning experience—students, teacher, and context—and is then concluded with case authors’ responses to the analyses provided. Showcasing the holistic experience of teaching before unpacking it with theory and research, this book centers classroom life and posits educational psychology as an ideal and accessible lens for its examination.</p> <p>1. Introduction: Educational Psychology’s Response to Transformational Experiences in the Classroom 2. The Year of Isaiah: Classrooms as Transformational Places of Learning 3. What Happened To Isaiah? 4. Social Influences on the Year of Isaiah 5. Using Situated and Inquiry-Based Frameworks to Contextualize "the Year of Isaiah" 6. Response to the Analyses 7. Sounding Out: From "a-u says /aw/" to Critical Conversations 8. Using Constructivism and Racial Identity Development to Explore <i>Dear Martin </i>9. Ms. Pollitt: A Novice Teacher’s Varying and Interacting Experiences and Sources of Self-Efficacy Beliefs 10. Creating a Climate for Critical Consciousness Sounding Out: Contextual Analysis 11. Case Author Response 12. The Annex: A Place In-Between 13. The Impact of Communal Learning on Students’ Sense of Belonging in <em>The Annex</em> 14. Developing Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness at The Annex 15. The Power of Context 16. Response</p>