Intersection of Lives: Elementary School Teachers’ Narrative Inquiry of Immigrant Children

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 人資處課程與教學碩士班 === 101 === The purpose of the study was to challenge the values that take for granted by educational practitioners, and intends to allow every story of immigrant children and their mothers to be seen. The study adopted narrative inquiry strategy to investigate the au...

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Main Authors: YEH,JU-CHEN, 葉汝真
Other Authors: Chun-Min Wang
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v4cj9w
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Summary:碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 人資處課程與教學碩士班 === 101 === The purpose of the study was to challenge the values that take for granted by educational practitioners, and intends to allow every story of immigrant children and their mothers to be seen. The study adopted narrative inquiry strategy to investigate the author’s own classroom. Through comparing, explaining, and reflecting different stories, the author related her own life story, and through writing, the true practical attitude in the classroom was revealed. The author expects this study can encourage teachers to think educational phenomenon in different angel so that immigrant children could have better future.   The study has two stages. First stage was to gain preliminary understanding about immigrant children and their family by interviewing six elementary school teachers. Second stage was to use narrative inquiry strategy to expend the life story told by one participant. Through the interviews, conversations with parents, the participant’s life story, and the author’s own inquiry, the author explored the transition process from being an outsider to an insider, and also responded to the questions generated from teaching. After the narrative inquiry, the author put herself back into the context, and reflected on the educational meaning of the relationship between herself and immigrant children.   At the end, the author used the intersection of lives to nurture the empathy and understanding to others with the intention to convey the true direction as being a teacher in education. Finally, the author expects this study can improve the multicultural understanding toward a better society.