Migrant Teachers: A Case Study

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dc.contributor.advisorKlees, Steve J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, David Harperen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEducation Policy, and Leadershipen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-11T05:56:17Z
dc.date.available2014-10-11T05:56:17Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research uses a rights-based approach to interpret the global and local implications of increased teacher migration by: 1) surveying the literature regarding the linkages between uneven teacher distribution and the recruitment of "overseas trained teachers"(OTTs); 2) illustrating international experiences and initiatives that seek to address the status and treatment of OTTs with special attention to the organizations, structures and processes that determine these initiatives within a context of increased privatization of public services; 3) using case study methodology to describe and analyze the complexities of teacher migration by focusing on their perceptions of pedagogy, migration expectations and local union relationship experienced by a population of Philippine OTTs in an urban U.S. district known for high teacher turnover, and 4) using critical perspectives to problematize the purported "shortage area" reasons given for international teacher recruitment and propose alternatives. The research illuminates currents gaps in the literature and shows that while there are both push and pull factors that contribute to the increase in migration, and there are also new actors emerging to capitalize on the portability of teaching credentials. One such actor is recruiting agencies that seek to place overseas trained teachers in schools suffering high turnover and shortage. The research also considers initiatives for addressing exploitation of migrant teachers and the usefulness of national or international protocols that purport to balance individual rights to migrate against national needs for development and realizing the right to education for its people.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2X603
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/15811
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation policyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledLabor relationsen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAsian American studiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledethical recruitmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledglobalizationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledteacher migrationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledteachers' rightsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledteachers' unionsen_US
dc.titleMigrant Teachers: A Case Studyen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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