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Different rules for different teachers: teachers' views of professionalism and accountability in a bifurcated education system

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posted on 2023-06-09, 14:45 authored by Nimi HoffmannNimi Hoffmann, Yusuf Sayed, Azeem Badroodien
This paper reports the initial results from a representative survey of teachers in the Western Cape regarding their views of professionalism and accountability. This is the first survey of its kind in South Africa. Preliminary analysis of the data from 115 public schools suggests that teachers at no-fee schools, who are predominantly black women, report facing the greatest institutional burdens and the greatest need for institutional support, particularly from the state. Related to this, they tend to stress pastoral care-work as central to being a professional, while those at fee-paying schools stress their claims to pedagogical knowledge and job prestige. This indicates that teachers at different schools are subject to different and unequal institutions (or rules), where the kind of school that teachers work at often reflects their race and gender positioning. This implies that the concept of a bifurcated education system, characterised by different production functions and outcomes for learners, should be expanded to include teachers and deepened to include institutions.

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Journal

Journal of Education

ISSN

0259-479X

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South African Education Research Association

Volume

65

Page range

123-153

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  • Education Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2018-08-24

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-08-24

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2018-08-24

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