Swimming with the Shoal

Autor/in	Childs, Ann
Titel	Swimming with the Shoal
Quelle	In: Cultural Studies of Science Education, 13 (2018) 2, S.539-548 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Childs, Ann)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1871-1502
DOI	10.1007/s11422-017-9815-3
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Science Teachers; Professional Identity; Cultural Influences; Science Education; Teacher Role; Foreign Countries; Culture Conflict; Teacher Collaboration; Expertise; Cultural Context; Sierra Leone; Bhutan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Lehrerrolle; Ausland; Kulturkonflikt; Lehrerkooperation; Expert appraisal
Abstract	This article responds to Yuli Rahmawati and Peter Charles Taylor's piece and explores my role as a science teacher, science teacher educator and researcher in two contexts, Sierra Leone and Bhutan. In the first part of the article I reflect on my 3 years as a science teacher in Sierra Leone and demonstrate resonances with Yuli's accounts of culture shock and with her positioning of herself in a third space. I also reflect on the importance of colleagues in helping me reshape my identity as a science teacher in this new context. The second part of the article reflects on much shorter periods of time in Bhutan and my work as a teacher educator and researcher where, unlike Sierra Leone, it was not possible because of the short periods I worked there, to occupy a third space. I close by discussing how in Bhutan, but also Sierra Leone, collaboration with colleagues allowed me to contribute my own expertise, despite my lack of a deep understanding of the cultural context, in a way that was as valuable as possible. I liken this way of collaborative working in my professional life as 'swimming with the shoal'. [This article is in response to "'The Fish Becomes Aware of the Water in Which It Swims': Revealing the Power of Culture in Shaping Teaching Identity," (EJ1182422).] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01