| ID | 152129 |
| Title Proper | Disquiet voices foretelling hope |
| Other Title Information | rural teachers’ resilience experiences of past and present chronic adversity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ferreira, Ronel ; Ebersöhn, Liesel ; Moen, Melanie ; Sonja Coetzee, Liesel Ebersöhn, Ronel Ferreira, Melanie Moen ; Coetzee, Sonja |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | South African teachers leave teaching due to factors such as lack of support and adverse working conditions. This study investigated rural teachers’ resilience experiences of teaching in a resource-constrained school. A life history design was used to generate data. The research site was visited six times over 20 months. Fifteen interview–conversations were collected and transcribed. The results indicate that the teachers faced chronic poverty as life-span risks. The teachers listed the unstable education system, resource-constrained teaching environment and chronic adversity as risk factors in their environment. They were also concerned with the illiteracy of parents and demotivated students. Significantly, this study shows how rural teachers fostered hope despite chronic adversity in order to be resilient in their chosen profession. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 52, No.2; Mar 2017: p.201-216 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2017-04 52, 2 |
| Key Words | Resilience ; Adversity ; Resource Constrained ; Rural Teachers ; Chronic Adversity |