How Old Is Old? Employing Elderly Teachers in the Private Sector Schools in Sri Lanka

Autor/in	Madhuwanthi, L. A. P.
Titel	How Old Is Old? Employing Elderly Teachers in the Private Sector Schools in Sri Lanka
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 5 (2016) 4, S.27-40 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Recruitment; Private Schools; Semi Structured Interviews; Employer Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; English; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Older Adults; Principals; Teacher Shortage; Teacher Qualifications; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Faculty Mobility; Teacher Competencies; Reputation; Financial Problems; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerrekrutierung; Private school; Privatschule; Arbeitgeberinteresse; English language; Englisch; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Älterer Erwachsener; Principal; Schulleiter; Lehrermangel; Lehrqualifikation; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Lehrkunst; Ceylon
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to explore why private sector schools in Sri Lanka employ elderly teachers (ETs). This paper used semi-structured in-depth interviews with 9 employers/principals in the private sector schools in Sri Lanka. The study found that the reasons for employing ETs in the private sector schools were shortfall of English medium qualified teachers, lack of teachers with adequate pedagogical knowledge, high job attrition among the young teachers, competence of ETs, and special expertise contribution of ETs as administrators, mentors and the guardians of school culture. Further, financial constraints and reputational issues faced by particularly the new and small private sector schools caused to employ ETs. This paper indicated that employment opportunities available for ETs in the private sector schools and the implications for the school education in Sri Lanka. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01