ERIC Number: EJ1184982
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 16
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Remixing Selfies: Arts-Based Explorations of Funds of Knowledge, Meaning-Making, and Intercultural Learning in Literacy
Varga-Dobai, Kinga
International Journal of Multicultural Education, v20 n2 p117-132 2018
This article describes an arts-based writing project, the Cultural Selfie, used in a pre-service teacher education classroom to explore the concept of funds of knowledge and to develop intercultural awareness. The Cultural Selfie as a visual interpretation provided a space for pre-service teachers to reflect critically on their everyday cultural and literacy practices and their teacher Self. In doing so, they used literacy as a form of meaning-making to examine concepts such as privilege, cultural bias, and discomfort, as well as strength and weakness in relating to different cultures.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Literacy, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Art Education, Writing (Composition), Cultural Background, Self Concept, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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