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Dissecting the teacher monolith: Experiences of beginning basic school teachers in Zambia by Thomas, Matthew A.M., Thomas, Carolyn M., Lefebvre, Elisabeth E.

“…•We interviewed 35 beginning teachers in Southern Province, Zambia.•We explored their personal experiences as beginning teachers.•Beginning teachers in Zambia…”
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“I knew I had to leave”: A Bourdieusian analysis of why Teach For America teachers quit early by Lefebvre, Elisabeth E., Thomas, Matthew A.M.

“…Educational stakeholders have long been concerned about teacher attrition's negative effects. Teach For America (TFA), in particular, has garnered attention…”
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‘Policy embodiment’: Alternative certification and Teach For America teachers in traditional public schools by Thomas, Matthew A.M.

“…A vociferous policy debate concerning Teach For America (TFA) and alternative certification programs can be heard in many countries where ‘Teach For … ’…”
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The Emergence and Policy (mis)Alignment of Teach For Taiwan by Thomas, Matthew A. M., Xu, Ren-Hao

“…Teach For All (TFAll) is global network of programs based on Teach For America. Since 2007, TFAll has spread to more than 60 countries and had a considerable…”
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Teach For America influence on non-TFA teachers in TFA-hiring schools by Anderson, Ashlee, Thomas, Matthew A. M., Brewer, T. Jameson

“…Teach For America (TFA) has left an indelible mark on education in the United States and worldwide through its expansion via Teach For All. A considerable body…”
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Reconsidering and teaching sociologies in Zambian teacher education: seeking Mbuyi, Mulenga, and Munkombwe by Thomas, Matthew A. M., Serenje, Janet, Chipindi, Ferdinand Mwaka

“…Global movements to decolonise sociology have gained significant momentum in recent decades and offer far-reaching implications for the field of education. One…”
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Amplifying Organisational Discourses to the Public: Media Narratives of Teach for Australia, 2008-2020 by Chan, Stefanie Sze Wing, Thomas, Matthew A. M, Mockler, Nicole

“…Alternative teacher education programmes have emerged in many countries as a new approach to recruiting, educating and placing teachers in underperforming…”
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Revisiting comparative pedagogy: methodologies, themes and research communities since 2000 by Schweisfurth, Michele, Thomas, Matthew A. M., Smail, Amy

“…This article provides an analysis of contemporary comparative research on pedagogy, as published since 2000. It explores this sub-field of comparative…”
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'Shit shows' or 'like-minded schools': charter schools and the neoliberal logic of Teach For America by Lefebvre, Elisabeth E., Thomas, Matthew A. M.

“…Over the past three decades, two neoliberal educational reform efforts have emerged in tandem - the charter school movement and Teach For America (TFA). This…”
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Maintaining meritocratic mythologies: Teach For America and Ako Mātātupu: Teach First New Zealand by Crawford-Garrett, Katy, Oldham, Sam, Thomas, Matthew A. M.

“…Alternative teacher education programmes associated with the Teach For All network are emerging worldwide. Largely inspired by Teach For America, these…”
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The Discursive Utility of the Global, Local, and National: Teach for All in Africa by Lefebvre, Elisabeth E, Pradhan, Sahara, Thomas, Matthew A. M

“…Teach For All (TFAll) is a global network dedicated to cultivating its unique brand of fast-track teacher training and policy reform. Launched in 2007, TFAll…”
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Toward a framework for assessing the 'global' and 'citizen' in global citizenship education in Australia and beyond by Thomas, Matthew A. M., Banki, Susan

“…In addition to its influences across economic, geopolitical, and social spheres, globalization has given rise to the notion of a 'global citizen' who is able…”
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Alternative routes to teacher professional identity: Exploring the conflated sub-identities of Teach For America corps members by Thomas, Matthew A. M., Mockler, Nicole

“…Research on the development of professional identity for teachers who enter the profession through alternative routes is still in its infancy. In contrast to…”
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Experience in another place: teacher learning from an overseas placement by Talbot, Debra, Thomas, Matthew A.M.

“…Overseas placements are promoted in many tertiary institutions as a valuable component of undergraduate programs. Institutional ethnography, as a mode of…”
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“Good Intentions Can Only Get You So Far”: Critical Reflections From Teach For America Corps Members Placed in Special Education by Thomas, Matthew A. M.

“…Research on Teach For America (TFA) continues to grow, but scant scholarship has explored the experiences of its corps members working in special education in…”
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The Pluto Problem: Reflexivities of Discomfort in Teacher Professional Development by Thomas, Matthew A. M., Vavrus, Frances K.

“…This article utilises narrative inquiry as a means to explore reflexively our roles as two scholars/teacher educators with extensive experience in education…”
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Exploring epistemologies: deepening pre-service teachers' ways of knowing through international professional experience by Thomas, Matthew A. M., Talbot, Debra

“…This study utilised institutional ethnography to inquire into the lived experiences of 15 Australian pre-service teachers (PSTs) who completed an international…”
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Research capacity and dissemination among academics in Tanzania: examining knowledge production and the perceived binary of 'local' and 'international' journals by Thomas, Matthew A. M.

“…This article explores two distinct strategies suggested by academics in Tanzania for publishing and disseminating their research amidst immense higher…”
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The dangers of relentless pursuit: teaching, personal health, and the symbolic/real violence of Teach For America by Thomas, Matthew A. M., Lefebvre, Elisabeth E.

“…This paper examines the pressures experienced by teachers as they strive to embody the Teach For America (TFA) motif of 'relentless pursuit'. It draws on…”
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Remoteness as a gendered construct by Lihwa, Flavian, Johnstone, Christopher J., Thomas, Matthew A.M., Krause, Brooke

“…This article explores the potential of using children's perceptions of distance to reflect a gendered understanding of remoteness. Data collected from 1,549…”
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