ERIC Number: EJ934116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
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The Multidimensionality of Multicultural Service Learning: The Variable Effects of Social Identity, Context and Pedagogy on Pre-Service Teachers' Learning
Chang, Shih-pei; Anagnostopoulos, Dorothea; Omae, Hilda
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v27 n7 p1078-1089 Oct 2011
Multicultural service learning (MSL) seeks to develop pre-service teachers' capacities and commitment to teach diverse student populations. We use multiple regression analyses of survey data collected from 212 pre-service teachers engaged in 22 MSL sites to assess the effects of pre-service teachers' social identities, MSL contexts, and university pedagogy on pre-service teachers' awareness of cultural bias, understanding of social inequality, and commitment to teaching diverse students. We find that pedagogical engagement positively contributes to all three outcomes. Pre-service teacher's social identities and MSL contextual factors, however, have variable effects. We explore the pedagogical and research implications of this multidimensionality. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Service Learning, Multicultural Education, Student Diversity, Bias, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Multiple Regression Analysis, Surveys, Instructional Effectiveness
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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