The impact of cultural experiences on the derivation of a teacher
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Date
1997
Authors
Woodcock, Deborah
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Publisher
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1997
Abstract
I have examined, through an analysis of my autobiography, the influences of
such cultural factors as patriarchy, economics, religion, and rural life on my
'way of being' as a teacher. I have reflected on how those influences affect
my classroom management and interaction with the students, my colleagues,
and the educational system in general.
My story was compiled from several writings which were assigned in
Graduate level classes on teacher development. My research also included
information gathered during an independent study on the needs and
development of midcareer teachers. A study of the various forms of
curriculum that co-exist in th~ classroom initiated my interest in the effects
of cultural curriculum on my teaching. I examined my autobiography to
identify significant characteristics and then studied the characteristics to
determine cultural influences that seemed to foster them. I then researched
each of the themes and traced possible ways they may have impacted my
way of being in the classroom. I came to a greater understanding of the
reasons behind some of my difficulties, and to greater acceptance and
comfort with who I am and how I want to be in the classroom.
Description
v, 85 leaves ; 28 cm. --
Keywords
Teachers -- Self-rating of , Teachers -- Attitudes , Teachers -- Biography