Equity, Academic Rigour and a Sense of Entitlement: Voices from the "Chalkface"

Autor/inn/en	Aveling, Nado; Davey, Pip; Georgieff, Andre; Jackson-Barrett, Elizabeth; Kosniowska, Helen; Fernandes-Satar, Audrey
Institution	Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
Titel	Equity, Academic Rigour and a Sense of Entitlement: Voices from the "Chalkface"
Quelle	(2012), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1324-9320
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Teacher Education Curriculum; Teacher Education Programs; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Gender Issues; Racial Attitudes; Case Studies; Educational Practices; Student Teacher Attitudes; Reflection; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Geschlechterfrage; Rassenfrage; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	When working with teacher education students one of our aims is to look at "race" and racism, and the implications that "being white" has for teachers' practice. Hence we develop conversations around who we are as gendered and racialised subjects who occupy specific socio-economic positions. Our students find this disconcerting, however, as educators we find the journey equally challenging, even painful. When students personalize their discomfort by attacking us, it is not easy to simply shrug off hurtful comments. What we want to do in this paper, therefore, is to share the stories of our "tragedies and triumphs" and present a number of impressionistic snapshots that illustrate the effects that teaching about social justice issues has on us as teachers. The issues mentioned in our title form the basis of our narratives: we are firmly committed to retaining our focus on equity as a guiding principle without sacrificing academic rigour, while at the same time addressing student resistance and the sense of entitlement that some bring to the unit. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10