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Rural teacher shortages and home-grown solutions: a Ugandan case study
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Arinaitwe, G and Corbett, M, Rural teacher shortages and home-grown solutions: a Ugandan case study, Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 32, (1) pp. 18-32. ISSN 1839-7387 (2022) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright (c) 2022 Gilbert Arinaitwe, Michael Corbett Creative Commons License. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
DOI: doi:10.47381/aijre.v32i1.320
Abstract
This paper provides a case study of teacher retention in rural Uganda focussing on the importance of rural experience and cultural connections. We argue that this study illustrates how rural parents and teachers reciprocally influence each other, and that homegrown and culturally-similar rural teachers bridge parents with the school both linguistically and through engagement in common community and cultural practices. While this case study illustrates the uniqueness of a particularly understudied African context, we suggest that the phenomenon of attracting homegrown and culturally-similar teachers is a complex and socio-culturally specific practice that, if intentionally supported, holds potential benefits for hard-to-staff schools. This work suggests the value of international case studies of teacher retention in diverse contexts.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | homegrown teachers, culturally-similar teachers, teacher retention, rural education |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Education policy, sociology and philosophy |
| Research Field: | Education policy |
| Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
| Objective Group: | Heritage |
| Objective Field: | Assessment of heritage value |
| UTAS Author: | Arinaitwe, G (Dr Gilbert Arinaitwe) |
| UTAS Author: | Corbett, M (Professor Michael Corbett) |
| ID Code: | 151056 |
| Year Published: | 2022 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2022-07-14 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-03-03 |
| Downloads: | 7 View Download Statistics |
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