Courageous conversations in the Life Orientation classroom and teacher vulnerability

The Independent Education Board (IEB) introduced the need to facilitate critical conversations on controversial topics in the Life Orientation (LO) classroom at the National Conference in 2016. This shifted the focus of discussions to a facilitated critical narrative within IEB Subject Assessment Gu...

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Autores principales:	Christa Delport de Villiers, Sarina de Jager
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	courageous conversations vulnerability life orientation critical agency, dissonance triggers, autonomy, lived experience, negotiated space. Science Q Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d1f10a8bc1984084acee669d92a59e712021-11-24T07:49:06ZCourageous conversations in the Life Orientation classroom and teacher vulnerability1817-44342415-200510.4102/td.v17i1.1097https://doaj.org/article/d1f10a8bc1984084acee669d92a59e712021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/1097https://doaj.org/toc/1817-4434https://doaj.org/toc/2415-2005The Independent Education Board (IEB) introduced the need to facilitate critical conversations on controversial topics in the Life Orientation (LO) classroom at the National Conference in 2016. This shifted the focus of discussions to a facilitated critical narrative within IEB Subject Assessment Guidelines (SAGs) topics. This push followed youth activism against systemic racism at educational institutes, which initially created the perception that these conversations related to the socio-political status quo alone. However, the LO curriculum includes a range of topics that require critical narratives. Courageous conversations may trigger cognitive and emotional dissonance in both the teacher and learner. It is, therefore, crucial to interrogate the LO teachers’ lived experiences in facilitating courageous conversations. This study employed individual phenomenological interviews and a focus group discussion. The participants consisted of nine LO teachers from Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and North West province. Each individual interview focused on determining the contexts and the phenomenon of their lived experience of courageous conversations and each participant’s agency in their private capacity as professional educators. The focus group discussion centred around establishing gaps in the motivation, training and skill development of LO teachers to facilitate these conversations. The findings indicate that the courage required of teachers to challenge and be challenged, albeit in a safe environment, results in teacher vulnerability.Christa Delport de VilliersSarina de JagerAOSISarticlecourageous conversationsvulnerabilitylife orientationcritical agency, dissonance triggers, autonomy, lived experience, negotiated space.ScienceQSocial SciencesHENThe Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp e1-e6 (2021)
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description	The Independent Education Board (IEB) introduced the need to facilitate critical conversations on controversial topics in the Life Orientation (LO) classroom at the National Conference in 2016. This shifted the focus of discussions to a facilitated critical narrative within IEB Subject Assessment Guidelines (SAGs) topics. This push followed youth activism against systemic racism at educational institutes, which initially created the perception that these conversations related to the socio-political status quo alone. However, the LO curriculum includes a range of topics that require critical narratives. Courageous conversations may trigger cognitive and emotional dissonance in both the teacher and learner. It is, therefore, crucial to interrogate the LO teachers’ lived experiences in facilitating courageous conversations. This study employed individual phenomenological interviews and a focus group discussion. The participants consisted of nine LO teachers from Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and North West province. Each individual interview focused on determining the contexts and the phenomenon of their lived experience of courageous conversations and each participant’s agency in their private capacity as professional educators. The focus group discussion centred around establishing gaps in the motivation, training and skill development of LO teachers to facilitate these conversations. The findings indicate that the courage required of teachers to challenge and be challenged, albeit in a safe environment, results in teacher vulnerability.
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Courageous conversations in the Life Orientation classroom and teacher vulnerability

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