ERIC Number: EJ843267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1555-6913
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Developing Cultural Competency in Adult Pre-Service Teachers Helps Diverse Learners: Graduates' Perspectives in the United States of America
Lonnquist, Peg; RB-Banks, Yvonne; Huber, Katie
Journal of the International Association of Special Education, v10 n1 p42-48 Spr 2009
This study reports the results of an electronic survey and two focus groups that included former Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), students who took a required multicultural education course. As instructors in a pre-service teaching program for adult learners, we used a matrix of relevant materials to promote cultural competency within the framework of the required course. We wondered what course experiences benefited our former students once they were actually teaching learners with unique needs. We accessed our former graduates to learn how to improve course content to increase future teachers' cultural competency. The participants of the study offered suggestions for increasing the cultural competency levels of teachers in ways that should improved classroom practices, and offer more effective strategies for working with learners with diverse needs. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Multicultural Education, Required Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Adult Students, Graduate Students, Student Experience, College Graduates, Surveys, Focus Groups, Course Content, Educational Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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