A Study of Literacy Teaching in State Primary Schools of Northern Cyprus: Literally Critical?

Autor/inn/en	Altintug, Fatma A.; Debreli, Emre
Titel	A Study of Literacy Teaching in State Primary Schools of Northern Cyprus: Literally Critical?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Inclusive Education, 26 (2022) 6, S.592-608 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Debreli, Emre)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3116
DOI	10.1080/13603116.2019.1708981
Schlagwörter	Literacy Education; Foreign Countries; Critical Literacy; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Personal Autonomy; Cyprus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kritisches Lesen; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Individuelle Autonomie; Zypern
Abstract	This study explores current literacy education in state primary schools of Northern Cyprus from the perspective of primary school teachers. The Northern Cyprus context is unique in that it has recently been receiving a considerable number of immigrants and state primary schools now include students from various backgrounds. This then raises the need for exploration of the issue of how literacy is taught to these culturally and socially diverse students. Data were collected from 20 classroom teachers teaching at 10 different schools in five districts. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather data. The findings of the study suggest that the recently developed curriculum for primary state schools is not successfully implemented in practice, and that teachers still tend to possess traditional teaching practices, which do not allow student voice or critical pedagogy, as well as integration of students' home lives into the lessons, but are exam focused. A possible reason for this seems to be teachers' lack of awareness of the philosophy of the new curriculum. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01