German Migrant Teachers in Australia: Insights into the Largest Cohort of Non-English Speaking Background Teachers

Autor/in	Bense, Katharina
Titel	German Migrant Teachers in Australia: Insights into the Largest Cohort of Non-English Speaking Background Teachers
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 25 (2015) 4, S.381-396 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-7155
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Teaching Experience; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Acculturation; Faculty Development; Adjustment (to Environment); Expectation; Professional Isolation; Census Figures; Values; Educational Attitudes; Age Differences; Profiles; Teacher Characteristics; Foreign Nationals; Elementary Secondary Education; Cultural Differences; Educational Resources; Barriers; Student Behavior; Australia; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Akkulturation; Expectancy; Erwartung; Volkszählung; Wertbegriff; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungsmittel; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Australien; Deutschland
Abstract	The research reported in this paper investigates the situation of German migrant teachers in Australia. Although German born teachers represent the largest group of non-English speaking background teachers in Australia, there is no study of the circumstances and experiences of these teachers in Australia. This study aims to fill this gap. It consists of two parts, employing quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The first part provides demographic data about the German born teacher population in Australia, compiled from national Australian census data. The second part presents the results of the analyses of interviews with ten German migrant teachers in Western Australia. The results indicate issues related to the acculturation and professional transition of these teachers into Australia, such as diversity in expectations and values of education, a lack of professional support, and feelings of isolation. Finally, wider implications of the findings in terms of the provision of professional support for migrant teachers are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01