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Understanding the world of teaching: English teaching assistants' journey to role realization
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 14:10 authored by Gube, JCC, Phillipson, SThis study explored the role realization journey of 11 English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) in Hong Kong. Their journey is framed through the lenses of Shulman’s (1987) teaching elements of content pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of learners and their characteristics, and knowledge of educational contexts. Data from four different inquiry methods were analyzed and triangulated to map out the journey of the ETAs. During this journey, the ETAs were faced with demands for content knowledge and teaching whilst encountering educational and cultural differences in terms of students’ learning styles and working environment. The ETAs perceived these experiences as shaping their role as supportive teachers, but hoped for structured professional development to enhance their preparedness and credibility – an implication for teaching assistant training. Fundamentally, the ETAs’ readiness to embrace their role as teaching assistants through the many faces of culture, experiences and challenges surmounts their journey to understand the world of teaching.
History
Publication title
Journal of Research in EducationVolume
21Article number
11Number
11Pagination
133-155ISSN
1083-6470Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Eastern Educational Research AssociationPlace of publication
onlineRights statement
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