INVESTIGADORES
MEO Analia Ines
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Crisis and change of teachers´ professional identities in secondary schooling in Argentina
Autor/es:
MEO, ANALÍA
Lugar:
Bristol, Reino Unido
Reunión:
Congreso; Annual Conference of the SOCIETY FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SLAS; 2010
Institución organizadora:
Society for Latin American Studies
Resumen:
During the last three decades, there has been a growing
international and national interest in the social construction of teachers´
professional identities. The difficulties to implement educational reforms in
different socio-political scenarios have made apparent the centrality of
teachers, their perspectives and identities in educational policy. This paper
presents some results of two qualitative research projects in Argentina
(carried out between 2004 and 2008). These studies were carried out in four
state secondary schools, belonging to different circuits of schooling. The
term circuit of schooling refers to material and symbolic differences between
schools and groups of schools contributing to unequal school experiences and
learning, which contribute to the reproduction of social advantages and
disadvantages of their students. This paper looks at teachers´ professional
identities, focusing the attention on the ways in which they define their job,
responsibilities, and boundaries. It argues that the strong differentiation
between schools impacts on the ways in which teachers define their professional
identities. It unpacks the emergence of new ways of seeing of teachers and
schools´ role. These new and critical perspectives challenge the foundations of
the traditional secondary school system.