Rural Teacher Shortages and Home-Grown Solutions: A Ugandan Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Arinaitwe, Gilbert; Corbett, Michael
Titel	Rural Teacher Shortages and Home-Grown Solutions: A Ugandan Case Study
Quelle	In: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 32 (2022) 1, S.18-32 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1839-7387
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Rural Schools; Teacher Shortage; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Labor Turnover; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Persistence; Teacher Recruitment; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; Language Usage; Teacher Participation; Family Work Relationship; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Lehrermangel; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Lehrerrekrutierung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Sprachgebrauch
Abstract	This paper provides a case study of teacher retention in rural Uganda focussing on the importance of rural experience and cultural connections. We argue that this study illustrates how rural parents and teachers reciprocally influence each other, and that homegrown and culturally-similar rural teachers bridge parents with the school both linguistically and through engagement in common community and cultural practices. While this case study illustrates the uniqueness of a particularly understudied African context, we suggest that the phenomenon of attracting homegrown and culturally-similar teachers is a complex and socio-culturally specific practice that, if intentionally supported, holds potential benefits for hard-to-staff schools. This work suggests the value of international case studies of teacher retention in diverse contexts. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913. Tel: +08-9285-0626; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.asn.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01