Framing the roles and responsibilities of excellent teachers: evidence from Malaysia

Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah; Bush, Tony; Nordin, Hasniza

Abstract

This paper is based on a study of the role and responsibilities of excellent teachers, as described by the teachers themselves and their role sets (Merton 1957). The data collected via the semi-structured interviews with the teachers were triangulated with documents which show official expectations of excellent teachers. Data were also compared with interviews carried out with other teachers, school administrators and the inspectors, to provide a 360-degree view on the roles and responsibilities of excellent teachers. Five themes emerged from the data analysis, respectively focusing on their roles as teacher, context expert, facilitator, mentor, and innovator.

Citation

Tengku Ariffin, T. F., Bush, T., & Nordin, H. (2018). Framing the roles and responsibilities of excellent teachers: evidence from Malaysia. Teaching and Teacher Education, 73, 14-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.03.005

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 7, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Mar 23, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 31, 2018
• Deposit Date: Mar 19, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 24, 2020
• Journal: Teaching and Teacher Education
• Print ISSN: 0742-051X
• Electronic ISSN: 0742-051X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 73
• Pages: 14-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.03.005
• Keywords: Teacher education; Teacher development; Teacher leadership; Teaching practice; Mentoring
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/948355
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0742051X17304286