Examining non-Indigenous teacher perceptions of Indigenous students in Taiwan through a Strategic Relational Approach
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Article Title | Examining non-Indigenous teacher perceptions of Indigenous students in Taiwan through a Strategic Relational Approach |
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ERA Journal ID | 20021 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Couch, Daniel, Nesterova, Yulia and Nguyen, Hang |
Journal Title | Asia Pacific Education Review |
Journal Citation | 25 (1), pp. 255-266 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 1598-1037 |
1876-407X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-023-09830-8 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12564-023-09830-8 |
Abstract | This article examines non-Indigenous teachers’ expectations of, perceptions of, knowledge about, and attitudes towards Indigenous students in Taiwan using a Strategic Relational Approach. Drawing on survey data that combined Likert-scale responses with reflexive, open-ended questions, we found that whilst teacher survey responses indicated a normatively positive view of Indigenous students, this was troubled by their open-ended answer responses which included many negative perceptions of Indigenous students’ behaviours, family backgrounds, and capacity for educational achievement. We argue that this indicates an underlying tension held by non-Indigenous teachers of Indigenous students, constructed through contradictory perceptions of self (open to and encouraging of Indigenous learners) and of Indigenous students (as less capable than non-Indigenous students, and uninterested in educational success). Using the Strategic Relational Approach’s notion of a context conduct dialectic, we offer an explanation of this tension by positioning teachers centrally within Taiwan’s cultural political economy, before considering implications for teacher education. |
Keywords | Indigenous students ; Taiwan; Agency ; Structure ; Strategic relational approach ; Teacher education |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390299. Education policy, sociology and philosophy not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
University of Melbourne |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z89qw/examining-non-indigenous-teacher-perceptions-of-indigenous-students-in-taiwan-through-a-strategic-relational-approach
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