The golden lady: the storied life of a multilingual teacher and author of supplemental reading materials in a marginalized South African language

Horan, Deborah A.; Sailors, Misty; Martinez, Miriam; Skerrett, Allison; Makalela, Leketi

doi:10.1080/09518398.2010.543434

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“…The majority of the books included in this dataset contained females as the main character(s) in the story (60%); a smaller set of books (40%) contained female characters as supporting characters. We used the English versions of the books for this analysis as they were created by the author at the same time the mother tongue versions were written, thus providing us with confidence that the two versions were the same (Horan, Sailors, Martinez, Skerrett, & Makalela, 2011).…”

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What Does It Mean to Be a Girl? Teachers’ Representations of Gender in Supplementary Reading Materials for South African Schools

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Sailors

Sethusha

2016

Journal of Literacy Research

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Education reform, including methods to create greater gender equality, is an ongoing process in post-Apartheid South Africa. Using an African feminism theoretical framework and a critical content analysis approach, we examined the representation of female characters in a subset of supplementary reading titles created under an international development project. Through constant comparison of prepositions in the books, our findings indicated that the authors of these books (South African teachers) depicted females in complex, multifaceted, and, at times, contradictory roles. These panoramic roles created by the authors appeared to be situated in the very practical and lived experiences of children in South Africa. This study has implications for curriculum development in international settings.

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What Does It Mean to Be a Girl? Teachers’ Representations of Gender in Supplementary Reading Materials for South African Schools

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Sailors

Sethusha

2016

Journal of Literacy Research

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Teacher Authored Supplementary Reading Materials in South Africa

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Villareal³

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This article explores the nature of stories appearing in supplementary reading books authored by teachers in South Africa. Teachers wrote about topics including the role of education in improving lives and the richness and diversity of South Africa. Themes included caring, responsibility, achieving goals, earned respect, traditional values and breaking gender barriers. As authors, teachers act to uphold the values and morals of a society and as change agents when provided with ample opportunities.

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The golden lady: the storied life of a multilingual teacher and author of supplemental reading materials in a marginalized South African language

Cited by 2 publications

References 26 publications

What Does It Mean to Be a Girl? Teachers’ Representations of Gender in Supplementary Reading Materials for South African Schools

What Does It Mean to Be a Girl? Teachers’ Representations of Gender in Supplementary Reading Materials for South African Schools

Teacher Authored Supplementary Reading Materials in South Africa

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