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ERIC Number: EJ1026931
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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Youth Perspective on Multiculturalism Using Photovoice Methodology
Johansen, Samantha; Le, Thao N.
Youth & Society, v46 n4 p548-565 Jul 2014
With increasing diversity and multiculturalism, there is a greater need to understand ways to foster positive intergroup interactions. In this study, youth ages 14 to 18 from three different regions in the United States (N = 21) were given camera phones and instructed to take pictures of what multiculturalism meant to them and how it played a role in their life. Interviews and focus groups were conducted and transcribed, followed by thematic coding. Generally, youth had ideal views and attitudes about multiculturalism, but they also expressed, to varying degrees, a lack of institutional support (i.e., educational opportunities) that encouraged acquiring knowledge about diversity and multiculturalism. Youth suggested that schools should formally incorporate dialogue about multiculturalism in the school curriculum, as a way to reduce misunderstandings among different groups which in turn may facilitate greater empathy and positive intergroup relationships.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California; Colorado; New York
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