Zimbabwean teachers in South Africa: their needs and advice to prospective migrant teachers

dc.contributor.authorDe Villiers, Johannes Jozua Rian
dc.contributor.authorWeda, Zenzele
dc.contributor.emailrian.devilliers@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-17T09:37:12Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.description.abstractMigrants consider South Africa to be a country of greener pastures in a sub-region blighted by political and economic instability. In South Africa’s education system, Zimbabwean teachers constitute the largest group of migrant teachers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the social and professional needs of migrant Zimbabwean teachers and their advice to prospective migrant teachers. Fifteen migrant Zimbabwean teachers in public high schools or combined schools (private schools) took part in semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. The data were analysed qualitatively using open coding. The findings of the study revealed that these migrant teachers need support to overcome difficulties in classroom management, in acquiring legal documentation, and in dealing with the issues of safety and xenophobia. The findings also revealed that the teachers were in need of induction, professional development, and social and financial support. In spite of their many needs, the migrant teachers’ advice to prospective migrant teachers was that they should try their luck in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentScience, Mathematics and Technology Educationen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2019-05-01
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, under Grant N00400 (project number 85840).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/12134en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Villiers, R. & Weda, Z. Zimbabwean teachers in South Africa: their needs and advice to prospective migrant teachers. Journal of International Migration and Integration (2018) 19: 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-018-0558-0.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1488-3473 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1874-6365 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s12134-018-0558-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/66189
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature 2018. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/12134.en_ZA
dc.subjectImmigrantsen_ZA
dc.subjectMigrationen_ZA
dc.subjectMobilityen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectZimbabwean teachersen_ZA
dc.titleZimbabwean teachers in South Africa: their needs and advice to prospective migrant teachersen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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