ERIC Number: EJ1107701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1691-4147
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Representation of the Ethiopian Multicultural Society in Secondary Teacher Education Curricula
Egne, Robsan Margo
Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, v16 n1 p54-75 2014
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the multi-ethnic and multicultural characteristics of the diverse Ethiopian society are incorporated into the current secondary teacher education curricula of the country. To that end, both qualitative and quantitative content analyses were used as tools for data collection. The Ethiopian general national secondary teacher education curricula framework and three other specific secondary teacher education curricula were analysed based on Banks' (1993, 2001, 2006) four approaches to the integration of ethnic and multicultural contents into teacher education curricula. The study exhibited an increasing ambition to address issues of multicultural education into the Ethiopian general national secondary teacher education curricula framework. Nevertheless, elements of multi-ethnic and multicultural education are, to a great extent, missing in the specific secondary teacher education curricula. Implications which are assumed to improve fair representation of the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Ethiopian peoples into the entire secondary teacher education curricula are presented in the article.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, Multicultural Education, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Content Analysis, Ethnic Diversity, Curriculum Evaluation, Integrated Curriculum, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices, Cultural Education, Practicums, Action Research
UNESCO Chair on Interplay of Tradition and Innovation in ESD. Parades 1-220, Daugavpils University, Daugavplis LV-5401, Latvia. Tel: 371-6542-5452; Fax: 371-6542-2890; e-mail: unescochair@du.lv; Web site: http://www.du.lv
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ethiopia
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