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ERIC Number: EJ630482
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8055
Moving beyond Polite Correctness: Practicing Mindfulness in the Diverse Classroom.
Vacarr, Barbara
Harvard Educational Review, v71 n2 p285-95 Sum 2001
A challenging encounter in a college classroom involving a student's experience of being "other" led to the insight that multicultural competence requires abandoning the position of all-knowing teacher and confronting one's fear of vulnerability and ineptitude. (SK)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Political Correctness, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Competence