Disrupting the Habitus? Media representations and participant experience of Teach First: an exploratory case study in Wales.

Southern, Alex (2018) Disrupting the Habitus? Media representations and participant experience of Teach First: an exploratory case study in Wales. Teachers and Teaching, 24 (5). pp. 1-14. ISSN Print ISSN: 1354-0602 Online ISSN: 1470-1278

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Abstract

Teach First is a schools-based route into teaching, where graduates are able to train while employed by ‘disadvantaged’ schools. Established in 2002, the charity works in partnership with teacher training providers around England and Wales. The first Teach First Cymru cohort began in 2013, at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD). Drawing on the work of Bourdieu, this paper will discuss the potential impact of Teach First Cymru on the teaching habitus, through public and personal articulations of the profession, set within the context of critical debate surrounding the programme. In order to do so, the paper will explore media representations of Teach First and data generated from focus groups and interviews with Teach First Cymru participants and trainees on the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) at the same university.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Teach first, Teacher training, Wales
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
Divisions: Institutes and Academies > Institute of Education and Humanities > Academic Discipline: Teacher Education
Depositing User: Alex Southern
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2018 15:22
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2024 17:00
URI: https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/865

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