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A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis Of The National Board For Professional Teaching Standards, Melissa Urbain
A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis Of The National Board For Professional Teaching Standards, Melissa Urbain
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This research is a feminist discourse analysis of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Five Core Propositions. The goal of this project is to shift the focus of educational discourse away from teachers’ gender and look towards their teachers’ teaching abilities as compared to the professional standards laid out in the NBPTS. It demonstrates that the national expectations placed on teachers are feminist and addresses and discredits current patriarchal discourse and policies in the field of education. This is accomplished through a close reading of the Five Core Propositions, drawing connections between the expectations in the document and the …