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ERIC Number: EJ523831
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
"I've Really Learned a Lot, But...": Cross-cultural Understanding and Teacher Education in a Racist Society.
Finney, Sandra; Orr, Jeff
Journal of Teacher Education, v46 n5 p327-33 Nov-Dec 1995
Describes a cross-cultural course offered by the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) to develop preservice teachers' understanding of aboriginal cultures, taking data from instructors' experiences and student narratives. The paper discusses the lack of understanding in white preservice teachers' views of self and others and the implications for teacher education in a racist society. (SM)
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Differences, Education Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, Multicultural Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Racial Bias, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teaching, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Saskatchewan; Social Constructivism; University of Regina SK
Note: Theme issue title: "Preparing Teachers for Cultural Diversity."