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Efficacy and identification of professional self.

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| December 22, 2005 | Peeler, Eleanor; Jane, Beverley | COPYRIGHT 2005 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

In this paper we focus on issues identified by immigrant women from language backgrounds other than English, who teach in schools in Victoria, Australia. We show how these women attained proficiency in their new circumstances and how being professional in one's own mind is closely connected with being perceived as such by students and colleagues. Self-efficacy and identification of self-as-professional are central to classroom practice and student learning.

Introduction

Immigrant women teachers from language backgrounds other than English (LBOTE) face many issues when they begin teaching in Victorian schools in Australia. Although ...

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