@article { , title = {Teachers' faith, identity processes and resilience: a qualitative approach.}, abstract = {Teachers are at risk to suffer from burnout and adverse mental health as a result of work-related stress and conflicts. The development of teacher resilience depends upon a complex interaction between extraneous factors (i.e. administrative and social support), and, intrinsic factors (i.e. personal values). Although it is known that personal faith plays a crucial in the development of resilience in different contexts (i.e. emotional exhaustion, illness), it remains questionable whether there is a possible relationship between teacher resilience and personal faith. The present project addresses this gap in knowledge by investigating narrative accounts of teachers’ individual experiences with resilience in relation to their personal faith. The Thematic Analysis of two group interviews with 16 teachers indicates that the teachers’ personal faith provided religiously motivated narrative frameworks that facilitated the interpretation of one’s experiences. By resonating with basic constituents of identity construction (i.e. meaning, distinctiveness, self-esteem), the religious interpretation of conflicts shielded the teachers’ identity from threat in times of distress. In conclusion, the present study’s exploratory results suggest that personal faith may improve teacher resilience. Future, large-scale studies may provide further evidence to reconsider the role of religious education in teacher training as important factor in the development of teacher-resilience.}, doi = {10.1080/01416200.2021.1891860}, eissn = {1740-7931}, issn = {0141-6200}, issue = {3}, journal = {British journal of religious education}, note = {INFO COMPLETE (Now available as Gold OA 28/6/2021 LM; Approved retrospectively for Gold OA 22.04.2021 GB -- Still Online First 22/3/2021 LM; Info of online publication from contact 26/2/2021 LM) PERMISSION GRANTED (version = AAM[now VOR]; embargo = 18[none] months; licence = BY-NC[BY-NC-ND]; SHERPA = https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/5016 26/2/2021 LM) DOCUMENT READY (VOR downloaded 28/6/2021 LM; AAM rec'd from contact 26/2/2021 LM) ADDITIONAL INFO - Contact: Rita Phillips (Set Statement - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor \& Francis in British Journal of Religious Education on 26.02.2021, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01416200.2021.1891860.)}, pages = {310-319}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis (Routledge)}, url = {https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1223866}, volume = {43}, keyword = {Christianity, Faith, Identity processes, Identity threat, Resilience, Primary schools}, year = {2021}, author = {Phillips, Rita} }