Was It a Case of Teacher Educator Entitlement? Revisiting Faculty Perspective on Pre-service Teachers' Classroom Behaviours

Abstract

Entitlement is a remote research topic in South Africa. Even further remote is the idea of teacher educator entitlement being a topic of academic inquiry. In this chapter, we report a self-study of a teacher educator's experiences and interactions with her students, in which the construct of entitlement was used as an interpretative lens. The data consist of narratives constructed from journal entries based on teacher educators' experiences collected over 12 years. Findings from this case study point to the prevalence of teacher educator entitlement, which manifests itself in different forms. Investigations need to be broadened to establish its reach and the underlying causes of entitled attitudes and behaviours among teacher educators, and how such behaviours impact professional practice and professional growth.

Citation

Nyamupangedengu, E. and Khupe, C. (2021), "Was It a Case of Teacher Educator Entitlement? Revisiting Faculty Perspective on Pre-service Teachers' Classroom Behaviours", Ratnam, T. and Craig, C.J. (Ed.) Understanding Excessive Teacher and Faculty Entitlement (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 38), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 227-240. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-368720210000038016