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"A Casual Teacher Is a Gardener": Metaphors and Identities of Casual Relief Teachers in the Australian Primary School Context
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Uchida, Minami; Cavanagh, Michael; Moloney, Robyn – Educational Review, 2021
While previous studies have highlighted the significance of metaphors in studying teacher identities and values, little is known about metaphorical representation of teaching as given by casual relief teachers (CRTs). This study examines metaphors from participants who teach or have taught on a casual basis in Australian primary schools. Responses…
Descriptors: Substitute Teachers, Figurative Language, Professional Identity, Foreign Countries
"It Takes a Whole School to Raise a Teacher": Examining Executive Staff Support and Perception of Casual Relief Teachers in Australian Schools
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Uchida, Minami; Lane, Rod; Cavanagh, Michael – Australian Educational Researcher, 2022
Casual relief teachers (CRTs) are a significant part of the Australian education system. This paper reports how executive staff, such as principals, deputy principals, and head teachers, support CRTs, and the perceptions that executive staff have about CRTs who work at their schools. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Administrator Attitudes
Analysing the Experiences of Casual Relief Teachers in Australian Primary Schools Using Practice Architecture Theory
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Uchida, Minami; Cavanagh, Michael; Lane, Rod – British Educational Research Journal, 2020
This study examines the professional experiences of casual relief teachers (CRTs) and some of the challenges they face through the lens of practice architecture theory. Practice architecture theory considers human activity through the multi-layered lens of sayings, doings and relatings. A survey was used to collect responses from 104 CRTs who are…
Descriptors: Substitute Teachers, Employment Patterns, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes