Rethinking Deficit Discourses in Education through Rural Education Research and the Concept of Querencia

Autor/inn/en	Gouwens, Judith A.; Henderson, Robyn
Titel	Rethinking Deficit Discourses in Education through Rural Education Research and the Concept of Querencia
Quelle	In: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 31 (2021) 3, S.1-14 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Henderson, Robyn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1839-7387
Schlagwörter	Disadvantaged; Rural Areas; Agricultural Laborers; Teacher Attitudes; Rural Education; Migrant Children; Teacher Role; Migrant Education; Personal Narratives; Safety; Intervention; Immigrants; Indians; Latin Americans; Preschool Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Program Descriptions; Family Programs; Elementary Secondary Education; Academic Achievement; Educational Attainment; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Florida; California; Illinois; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Agricultural labourers; Landarbeiter; Lehrerverhalten; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrerrolle; Erlebniserzählung; Sicherheit; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Inder; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Family program; Familienprogramm; Schulleistung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Kalifornien
Abstract	This paper uses data from research projects that deliberately set out to tell positive stories about educators who were working with the children and families of migratory agricultural workers in the US. The aim underpinning these projects was to move beyond the deficit discourses and stories of blame that so often circulate, particularly in relation to social groups that are marginalised, and to present stories that embody positive and productive ways of thinking and working. Using Maxwell's (2012) process of connecting, the authors used the transcripts of semistructured interviews to construct narratives about three of the educators who were interviewed. These examples from rural education research highlighted the actions of educators to build and promote children's and families' relationships with the place where they were residing temporarily. The notion of querencia provided a helpful way of conceptualising the relationship between place and belonging, to assist the development of insider understandings. The narrative approach offers a way of opening such discussions in education more broadly and to consider the role of teachers in ensuring that negatively framed stories, such as deficit discourses, are not in play. (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