Benefits and Challenges of a Teacher Cluster in South Africa: The Case of Sizabantwana

Autor/inn/en	Mitchell, Carol; Jonker, David
Titel	Benefits and Challenges of a Teacher Cluster in South Africa: The Case of Sizabantwana
Quelle	In: Perspectives in Education, 31 (2013) 4, S.100-113 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0258-2236
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Teachers; Faculty Development; Teacher Collaboration; Communities of Practice; Social Psychology; Psychologists; Access to Education; Qualitative Research; Rural Schools; Semi Structured Interviews; Credibility; Principals; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerkooperation; Community; Sozialpsychologie; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Qualitative Forschung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Glaubwürdigkeit; Principal; Schulleiter; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article explores teacher clusters as possible mechanisms for teacher development in dealing with a number of the difficulties facing education in the South African context. It describes the benefits and challenges experienced by primary school teachers who are involved in a self-sustaining teacher cluster (development and support group). This cluster is unique in that it focuses on psychosocial issues confronting the teachers in their classrooms. The study uses an interpretive qualitative approach to report on the experiences of the members of the cluster in an attempt to extract some lessons that may be useful to practitioners in the South African context. This study highlights the value of using a long-term developmental and organic approach to develop a community of practice for teacher support and development. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Perspectives in Education. Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa. Fax: +27-51-401-7044; e-mail: pie@ufs.ac.za; Web site: http://search.sabinet.co.za/pie
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10