Health Education Teachers' Historical Bodies: Constructing Teacher Identity and Teaching Information Evaluation

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      Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1WA, UK. Tel: +44-1274-777700; Fax: +44-1274-785201; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.emeraldinsight.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      16
    • Education Level:
      Secondary Education
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    • Accession Number:
      10.1108/HE-10-2020-0096
    • ISSN:
      0965-4283
    • Abstract:
      Purpose: This article describes how Finnish health education teachers verbalise and construct their teacher identity based on their lifestyle, subject area and relationships with their students. Design/methodology/approach: Narrative interviews were conducted amongst eight secondary and upper secondary school teachers. The nexus analysis was used to analyse teachers' methods of teaching students information-seeking, evaluation and critical thinking skills. Findings: The teachers' historical bodies -- their skills, interests, information-seeking habits and familiar sources -- impacted the chosen teaching methods. The results indicate that teacher identity is constructed along different paths and is constantly performed and transformed in the classroom through interactions with students. Originality/value: The study illustrates the reconstruction of teacher identity through interaction in interviews. Teachers act as role models, information gatekeepers and trustees who guide students to choose credible health information sources.
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      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2021
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1281159