Chapter 1: How Veteran Teachers are Impacted by Administrators: A Case Study

In this study, the author examines six veteran teachers’ perspectives on how administrative support has impacted their decision to stay in the same building. Three themes emerged from the interviews: (a) teachers feel administrators should leave them alone; (b) teachers want administrators to protect them; and (c) teachers want to be valued as professionals. In this article, the author argues that research on workplace grief helps explain this contradiction as a protective response.