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Publication Date: 2013
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Empathy-Based Stories Capturing the Voice of Female Secondary School Students in Tanzania
Posti-Ahokas, Hanna
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v26 n10 p1277-1292 2013
Tanzania, like many other African countries, has experienced a rapid expansion of its secondary education sector. This has resulted in large numbers of secondary school graduates struggling to build a future through continuing education or finding employment.1 Students are faced with the difficult task of assessing their opportunities in the face of various challenges and making plans to build a better life. The presented research uses empathy-based stories to identify which elements were considered to be important by students in determining their success in education. The analysis of narrative data represents a shared cultural meaning on the social and cultural support available to students. The findings suggest that using empathy-based stories as a methodological tool can provide valuable insights for culture-sensitive and intercultural research through its ability to widen the context of discovery.
Descriptors: Empathy, Foreign Countries, Females, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Personal Narratives, Educational Opportunities, Academic Achievement, Social Support Groups, Cultural Awareness, Academic Aspiration, African American Culture, Family Relationship, School Choice, Religion, Religious Factors, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tanzania
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