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Educational Research for Social Change

versión On-line ISSN 2221-4070

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KAGOLA, Obakeng  y  KHAU, Mathabo. Using Collages to Change School Governing Body Perceptions of Male Foundation Phase Teachers. Educ. res. soc. change [online]. 2020, vol.9, n.2, pp.65-80. ISSN 2221-4070.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2221-4070/2020/v9i2a5.

The paper explores how collages can be used to change school governing body (SGB) members' perceptions of male teachers in the foundation phase (FP) in the Nelson Mandela Metropole, South Africa. The involvement of men in FP teaching forms part of initiatives to diversify and do away with the underrepresentation of men in the early years of learning. SGBs play an integral role in the recruitment and retaining of teachers in schools, but not much is known on how SGBs perceive male teachers and their willingness to employ them in FP. This study involved parent members of SGBs as participants because they represent the majority membership in primary school governance. This qualitative study was underpinned by feminist post-structural theory as a lens to analyse data generated using collages and a group discussion, both of which were later thematically analysed to generate the themes discussed in this paper. Findings indicate that participants' socialisation and lived experiences play a major role in the employment of teachers in FP. The findings also show that engaging in participatory visual methodologies such as collages can provide a platform for transformation of deeply embedded discourses towards equitable and socially just societies. In understanding that change is a process, the study recommends that participatory visual methodologies be used in courageous conversations with communities about constructions of caring masculinities and the involvement of men in care professions such as FP teaching.

Palabras clave : collages; feminist post-structural theory; male foundation phase teachers; school governing body.

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