The Construction And Development Of Self Identity By...

Article Evaluation The research focus/ Gap/ Intended audience The study aims to investigate the construction and development of self-identity by foreign national students (FNSs) who decided to teach in a British public school after completing a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) Course. The goal of the study is to shed light on how these FNSs, who are mostly from French, Germany or Spain, project their national identity or sometimes distance themselves from their homeland. This study was motivated by the lack of studies that explore FNSs social and cultural background, their national identities, and their unique educational system. The main audience for this article are people who involved in education policy making in the U.K,†¦show more content†¦The summary is well-written and informative, including the purpose of the study, who the participants are, the methods, and the results. However, the summary lacks the general implications of the study, such as why participants either align or distance themselves from national ide ntity. The result section includes a thick description of how FNSs project their identities by either referring to their home country or detach themselves completely from their national identities. In the conclusion, the author does not give any suggestions or directions for future research. Key Theories/ Literature The key theories and concepts that frames this study are self-identity, especially national identity, multiple subjectivities, and racial stereotyping theories. The study draws upon all of the mentioned key theories and concept. Research Questions/Hypotheses Since it is a qualitative research, the hypotheses were not proposed and tested before gathering data and listening to what the participants say about their experiences. The research questions or hypotheses were not explicitly expressed for this study. However, the author anticipated some problems, such as feeling like outsiders at work, always feeling the need to defend their national identity, and having to handle the differences between the U.K. educational system and their