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ERIC Number: EJ602571
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
Walking with "Barefoot" Teachers: An Ethnographically Fashioned Casebook.
Henning, Elizabeth
Teaching and Teacher Education, v16 n1 p3-20 Jan 2000
Ethnographic study describes the professional development of seven unlicensed or nonqualified teachers involved in a community teacher education project in two informal settlement community schools near Johannesburg, South Africa. Data from observations and interviews highlight the teachers' initiative in pursuing their own professional development as well as promoting improved education for children and adults in their communities. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Black Teachers, Community Involvement, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Poverty, Social Environment, Social Influences, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Qualifications, Teachers, Teaching Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa