{"id":2215,"date":"2015-03-11T12:15:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T04:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2015-03-11T12:15:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T04:15:35","slug":"exit-and-entrance-an-exhausted-substitute-teachers-journey-through-self-realization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=2215","title":{"rendered":"\u201cExit\u201d and \u201dEntrance\u201d: An Exhausted Substitute Teacher’s Journey through Self-Realization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hsiu-Chuan Chang<\/strong>
\nBitou Elementary School in Taipei County
\nNien-Hwa Lai<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Psychology and Counseling, National Taipei University of Education<\/p>\n

This is a play about my life, a counselor-to-be once trapped in the position of a substitute teacher during the course of professional development. Through self-narrative and action inquiry, the meaning of my life was rebuilt, as an autonomous self was constructed from a narrative paradigm and social context. Utilizing action research, I gradually understood the relationships among \u201clife choice,\u201d \u201cprofessional development,\u201d and \u201csocial inquiry.\u201d The beauty of my existence was established in this reflective process, and the wisdom of life was explored through philosophical interpretations and dialectical views. With care and concern for humanity, I returned to the field of education once again, and thus, the journey toward self-actualization began. During the past 3 years, both as the director and leading actress, I was unable to predict the direction toward which the next scene would take place. This was a reflection of the reality of life. I always planned for the next step as the show continued, thus the plots of the act reflected the life that I had lived through. Even when the performance comes to an end, it does not signify that the exploration of life is complete. Instead, it is a movement toward the beginning of another life blueprint.<\/p>\n

Keywords: self-narrative, self-actualization, action inquiry, autonomy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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