"Oh, It Was Different Then!" Case Stories of Unsought Change in the Lives of Three Retired Elementary School Teachers

Mary Philli[ps Manke

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"Oh, It Was Different Then!" Case Stories of Unsought Change in the Lives of Three Retired Elementary School Teachers

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- Mary Philli[ps Manke

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I interviewed three retired teachers who began their careers in Wisconsin one-room schools and retired as teachers in a large suburban elementary school. These case stories explore the three women's experience of and responses to change. I suggest that their positive attitudes call into question assumptions in the school change literature about teacher resistance to change.

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How to Cite: Manke, M. P. (1995) “"Oh, It Was Different Then!" Case Stories of Unsought Change in the Lives of Three Retired Elementary School Teachers”, Journal of Research in Rural Education. 11(3).