Philippine E-Journals

Lived Experiences of Teachers: A Reflection on Interpersonal Relationships

MARIA ANTONIA CRUDO-CAPILI

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This is a phenomenological study on experiences of teachers as they relate with different people in school and in the process redefined their roles as teachers in the context of today’s society.

 

The narratives reveal the multiple and conflicting expectations of different social groups that teachers relate with in school as a result of the ever changing society. A reflection on their stories disclosed that teachers are trapped by their role “to teach” which prevents them from addressing compounded roles delineated by parents, students and administrators. Teachers, as well as other concerned social categories in school, are challenged to meet the demands of the times in their effort to share the responsibility of giving a holistic education to the students.