Critical reflections: Experiencing discrimination, disrespect and disregard; forming a professional identity

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dc.contributor.authorMadileng, Mary M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-17T12:41:49Z
dc.date.available2016-06-17T12:41:49Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis article offers a brief account of some critical incidents in the author’s educational journey as a learner and teacher in South African schools and universities, and an analysis of the influence of these incidents on the formation of her professional identity. It examines how social interactions and engagement with peers and students have helped to construct and reconstruct her professional identity, allowing her to better recognise herself as an educator shaped by experiences of various forms of discrimination, disrespect and disregard. These experiences and her critical reflection on them have proved valuable for the development of her personal ‘voice’ as a reflective professional. The author argues that the process of critical reflection has led to a deeper understanding of how negative (and some positive) experiences in her journey from rural primary school learner to university lecturer have been positive for strengthening her determination to succeed academically and to be the kind of teacher in academia who aims to be respectful and supportive of all students.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMadileng, M. M. (2014). Critical reflections: Experiencing discrimination, disrespect and disregard; forming a professional identity. South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(6), 2027-2040.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1011-3487
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/20489
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisaen_ZA
dc.subjectEpistemic injustice -- South African educationen_ZA
dc.subjectProfessional identity -- South African higher educationen_ZA
dc.subjectBlacks, disrespect -- South African higher educationen_ZA
dc.titleCritical reflections: Experiencing discrimination, disrespect and disregard; forming a professional identityen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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