ERIC Number: EJ857410
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-6210
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The ABCs for Pre-Service Teacher Cultural Competency Development
He, Ye; Cooper, Jewell E.
Teaching Education, v20 n3 p305-322 Sep 2009
In an effort to combine pre-service teachers' self-reflection with their field experiences to enhance their cultural competency, this study adopted Schmidt's ABC's (Autobiography, Biography, and Cross-cultural Comparison) Model in two courses in a pre-service teacher education program. Through group comparisons, this study measured the impact that self-reflection combining autobiography, field experiences involving the writing of student biographies, and field-based reflection focused on conducting cross-cultural comparisons had on the development of pre-service teachers' cultural competency. The results of the study illustrated the discomforts pre-service teachers experience in working with diverse student populations and documented the impact of the ABC's model on participants' cultural awareness development. (Contains 1 table, 1 figure and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Cultural Awareness, Field Experience Programs, Autobiographies, Competency Based Teacher Education, Reflection, Multicultural Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Likert Scales, Interviews, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Cohort Analysis, Student Diversity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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