Low-income Female Teacher Values and Agency in India

Implications for Reflective Practice
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-4473-6097-1
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 160 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

Education in India concentrates on exam performance and consequently the teacher in India often acts as a disseminator of textbook material, as well as maintaining class discipline and respect. This book explores low-income female teachers' speech and syntax as a crucial resource in which agency, freedom and empowerment is enacted within a strong oral tradition in India.

The book demonstrates how this socially and economically marginalised group overcome prejudices to develop relational agency and embed their authority. It shows how they establish their values and why their beliefs shape attitudes to aspiration, achievement and freedom of choice. It concludes with recommendations for policy and improvements to reflective practice in teaching.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Samuel, Ruth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Positioning female teachers in the context of India

2. Teachers' perceptions of their roles

3. Teachers' perspectives on navigating social spaces

4. Teachers' attitudes to transformation

5. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Samuel, Ruth
Ruth Samuel is a Lecturer in Academic Practice within the Academic Practice and Education Excellence Team at Cranfield University. She is also a consultant for a private university in India.

Ruth Samuel is Lecturer in Academic Practice within the Academic Practice and Education Excellence Team at Cranfield University. She is also a consultant for a private university in India.