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ERIC Number: EJ611940
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
The Difficulty with Difference in Teacher Education: Toward a Pedagogy of Compassion.
Carson, Terry; Johnston, Ingrid
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v46 n1 p75-83 Spr 2000
In a course preparing student teachers for culturally diverse classrooms, passionate debate about racism and affirmative action revealed some students' entrenched resistance to "difficult knowledge" about oppression and white privilege. A pedagogy of compassion builds trust by recognizing the need to learn about other peoples' realities through acknowledging each person's subject position and point of departure. (TD)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Empathy, Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Perspective Taking, Preservice Teacher Education, Racial Bias, Resistance (Psychology), Self Concept, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue title: "Globalization and Education: Exploring Pedagogical and Curricular Issues and Implications."