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The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/31517 The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools Vandeyar, Saloshna Vandeyar, Thirusellvan Elufisan, Kolawole UCTD Immigrant teachers African immigrant teachers South African schools Xenophobia Professional identity Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2012. This research attempts to explore how African immigrant teachers in South African schools reconstructed their professional identities. In this study African immigrant teachers are those teachers who have undergone teacher professional training in an African country other than South Africa. The study was qualitative in nature and utilized narrative inquiry and the case study approach. Data-gathering techniques included a mix of semi-structured interviews, observations, focus group interviews, field notes and a researcher’s journal (multiple variable sampling of five different South African public schools- one African immigrant teacher per school; school principals and focus group interviews of learners who were students of the immigrant teachers). Data analysis made use of grounded theory and content analysis. Findings from the study were fourfold: First, African immigrant teachers in South African schools cultivated good relationships with colleagues and administrators in order to reconstruct their professional identities. Second, they developed special traits such as perseverance and resilience. Third, access to opportunities, resources and materials in their schools were useful. Fourth, immediate employment on arrival in South Africa was available. Apart from factors that promoted the reconstruction of African immigrant teachers’ professional identities, there are also factors that opposed the reconstruction of their professional identities, namely their immigration status, their employment status and the attitudes of indigenous learners towards them. The new knowledge that was generated indicated that African immigrant teachers in South African schools are considered desirable and indispensable partners by employers, colleagues, administrators and learners. This is in contrast to the general perception in the literature that immigrant teachers are mere work seekers; opportunists and desperate individuals who are not an asset to the host country. Humanities Education MEd Unrestricted 2013-09-09T12:20:01Z 2012-12-14 2013-09-09T12:20:01Z 2012-09-07 2012-12-14 2012-12-13 Dissertation Elufisan, K 2012, The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31517> E12/9/152/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31517 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12132012-143002/ © 2012, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria E12/9/152/ application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Immigrant teachers African immigrant teachers South African schools Xenophobia Professional identity The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools |
| title | The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools |
| title_full | The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools |
| title_fullStr | The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools |
| title_short | The reconstruction of African immigrant teachers' professional identities in South African schools |
| title_sort | reconstruction of african immigrant teachers professional identities in south african schools |
| topic | UCTD Immigrant teachers African immigrant teachers South African schools Xenophobia Professional identity |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31517 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12132012-143002/ |