Dorovolomo, Jeremy and Rafiq, Loriza Z. (2026) The voices of untrained teachers of Solomon Islands. In: Handbook of Teachers’ Voices in the Global South. Springer International Handbooks of Education . Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 459-479. ISBN 978-981-95-2423-5
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This chapter aims to investigate the learnings of 73 untrained teachers from Solomon Islands who answered an open-ended question. Employing convenience sampling and a phenomenological study, this chapter collected untrained teachers’ learning experiences as untrained teachers. Qualitative in nature and framed on the notion of tacit knowledge, an inductive analysis was conducted to arrive at findings. This study found that through positive interaction with teaching colleagues, their pupils, the school, and community, they learned and improved on the manner in which they teach, assess, and manage their classes. They also learned to plan yearly and in their daily lessons and continually develop professionally by working well with staff and the community, being punctual, and taking responsibilities, including extracurricular activities. This has implications for teacher education in that untrained teachers went into teaching with existing knowledge, developed tacit knowledge on the job, and will enter teacher training with substantial practical knowledge that should be built upon. There still needs to be investment in the training of untrained teachers as key elements to the success of school systems, but it also needs to be realized that these untrained teachers bring with them a lot of tacit knowledge and skills that can be developed further. With all participants in this study from rural Solomon Islands, having them certified and with increased confidence to participate in their village schools to continue to nurture young people for the future is critical.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education (SPACE) |
| Depositing User: | Nirma Narayan |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2026 23:23 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2026 23:31 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/15336 |
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