新加坡幼兒園臺籍華語教師的美麗與哀愁： 異鄉人的身分差序與自我認同

Abstract

近年來，臺灣人赴海外工作者的數量以倍數成長，技術人才外移的現象不斷流動於教育界及各領域白領階級，就幼教現場而言，許多幼教工作者在接受長期的專業培訓後，也產生外移至其他國家尋求更佳的工作環境或優渥的薪資待遇的念頭，其中，又以新加坡與中國大陸最為明顯，因此，本研究主要以新加坡幼兒園臺籍華語教師為主軸，探索其進入新加坡職場後，與國家、社會及園所間的互動關係，試圖剖析臺籍華語教師與外在環境的連結，以及轉換環境後的自我認識。\n本研究透過半結構式訪談，了解九位（A1至A4、B1、C1至C4）現職於新加坡幼兒園的臺籍華語教師，與三位（D1至D3）曾任職於新加坡幼兒園，現已返臺之幼教工作者，在新加坡工作時的經歷與感受，主要發現如下：\n身分差序與自我認同的關係：臺籍華語教師在新加坡所面臨的身分差序，可區分為結構面和行動面兩個層面，且分別對自我認同中的集體認同與個人認同，產生正、負向關係的影響。研究者藉此整理出七種關係類型，為合理薪資的報酬、被迫接受的境遇、夢寐以求的環境、極力翻轉的困境、尊重專業的立場、暗潮洶湧的拼鬥和前程似錦的未來。

Recent years have witnessed the burgeoning increase in Taiwanese workers overseas. Talent loss has also been common in education and the white-collar positions in diverse fields. In early childhood education, many early childhood practitioners, after receiving long-term professional training, also start thinking about moving to other countries for better working environment or higher salary, particularly to Singapore and the Mainland China. Therefore, this study focused on TCSL teachers and probed into their interaction with the country, society, and early childhood institute after working in Singapore, hoping to decipher how TCSL teachers from Taiwan connected with the external environment and what their self-understanding was after the environment change.\nA semi-structured interview was adopted to understand the experience and perceptions of working in Singapore among nine Taiwanese Chinese language teachers currently working in early childhood institutes in Singapore (A1-A4, B1, C1-C4) and three who had worked in Singapore and now taught in Taiwan (D1-D3). The results were as follows:\nThe relationship between differential status and self-identity: Differential status faced by Taiwanese Chinese language teachers in Singapore could be divided into two aspects. The positive aspect included reasonable salary, coveted work environment, the stance that respected professionalism, and promising future. On the other hand, the negative aspect included situation where an individual was forced to accept, coveted work environment, and turbulent fight.