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

This paper is based on a study of the roles and responsibilities of Excellent Teachers, as described by the teachers themselves and their role sets (Merton, 1957). The data collected via semi-structured interviews with the teachers were triangulated with documents which show official expectations of...

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Main Authors: Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah, Bush, Tony, Nordin, Hasniza
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2018
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Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/26425/
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.03.005
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Summary:This paper is based on a study of the roles and responsibilities of Excellent Teachers, as described by the teachers themselves and their role sets (Merton, 1957). The data collected via 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, content expert, facilitator, mentor, and innovator.