From a student to a teacher educator: Becoming better acquainted with my new professional identity through self-study
Acquiring a teacher educator identity can be challenging, especially when one comes straight from being a student of teaching. The purpose of this self-study was to investigate how I got acquainted with my teacher educator identity. The study is underpinned by the socio-cultural theory. The main da...
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University of the Western Cape
2023-12-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning |
| Online Zugang: | https://www.cristal.ac.za/index.php/cristal/article/view/633 |
| Zusammenfassung: | Acquiring a teacher educator identity can be challenging, especially when one comes straight from being a student of teaching. The purpose of this self-study was to investigate how I got acquainted with my teacher educator identity. The study is underpinned by the socio-cultural theory. The main data source was a reflective journal where I recorded my experience from multiple sources. I analysed the data in a narrative and reflective manner with my mentor. The key finding is that I acquainted myself with a teacher educator through engaging in Discourses with my mentor while interrogating past experiences that resembled student identity and interacting with experienced teacher educators. I narrate these findings and draw conclusions and recommendations.
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| ISSN: | 2310-7103 |