Escaping the Fire for the Frying-Pan? British Teachers Entering International Schooling

Autor/inn/en	Bunnell, Tristan; Poole, Adam
Titel	Escaping the Fire for the Frying-Pan? British Teachers Entering International Schooling
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Studies, 69 (2021) 6, S.675-692 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Poole, Adam)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1005
DOI	10.1080/00071005.2020.1853673
Schlagwörter	International Education; Neoliberalism; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Language of Instruction; Brain Drain; Accountability; Overseas Employment; Teaching (Occupation); Educational Change; Commercialization; Educational Trends; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Attitudes; Institutional Characteristics; Teacher Education; Second Language Learning; China; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Erziehung; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Verantwortung; Auslandstätigkeit; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Bildungsreform; Bildungsentwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	The arena of 'English-Speaking International Schooling' continues to grow, reaching almost 12,000 schools in 2020. The growing teaching arena attracts 30,000 new entrants each year and continues to be dominated by British-trained teachers. Little is actually known about the motives or subsequent experiences of this body. However, the narrative about this 'brain-drain' tends to be negative and condescending, referring to teachers 'fleeing' Britain and 'escaping' neoliberal performativity and accountability, and finding 'refuge' overseas. The reality is that many may enter an equally difficult, insecure, and precarious environment. This paper explores the emergent terrain and shows how it has changed over time, revealing the reality of teaching in a new arena of profit-driven activity in mainland China, aimed mainly at local Chinese parents. A resultant new narrative is proposed, based upon positive notions of 'resistance' and 'self-care', which helps to explain why the exodus tends (at present) to be largely one-way. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01