Date of Award
5-2025
Culminating Project Type
Dissertation
Styleguide
apa
Degree Name
Educational Administration and Leadership, K-12: Ed.D.
Department
Educational Administration and Higher Education
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Frances Kayona
Second Advisor
David Lund
Third Advisor
Steven Emerson
Fourth Advisor
Heidi Hahn
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
trauma, compassion fatigue, teacher burnout, reflective supervision and consultation, teacher supervision, student behavior, classroom management, teacher retention
Abstract
This research examines the experiences that early childhood education and early childhood special education teachers have with reflective supervision and consultation. Specifically, this research explored the experiences of teachers engaged in reflective supervision and consultation and their perception of its impact on their teaching practice, ability to manage stress and cope with the emotional demands of the job. This study also looked at whether or not teachers feel equipped to remain in the field of early childhood education and what they perceive is working well and what concerns they have regarding their reflective supervision and consultation practice. has on the teacher’s experiences of secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. Participants were interviewed, in a semi-structured manner, to elicit deep reflection and conversations about their experiences and how those experiences have impacted their daily experiences in education. Results indicated that participants overwhelmingly feel that engaging in reflective supervision and consultation helps them feel equipped to manage the emotional stress of the job and contributes to them feeling equipped enough to remain in the field of early childhood education. Participants also unanimously agreed that reflective supervision and consultation is helping them improve their teaching practice in a myriad of ways.
Recommended Citation
Museus, Emily, "Early Childhood Teachers' Experiences and Perceptions of the Reflective Supervision and Consultation Model" (2025). Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership. 131.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/edad_etds/131
