ERIC Number: EJ1251004
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 13
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Opportunities and Challenges of Multicultural and International Online Education
Chen, Szu-Yu; Basma, Dareen; Ju, Jennie; Ng, Kok-Mun
Professional Counselor, v10 n1 p120-132 2020
Distance counselor education has expanded educational opportunities for diverse groups of students. To effectively train and support global students in counseling programs, the authors explore some unique challenges and opportunities that counselor educators may encounter when integrating technology in the multicultural counseling curriculum. The authors discuss pedagogical strategies that can enhance distance learners' multicultural and social justice counseling competencies. Through an intersectional, social construction pedagogy, counselor educators can decolonize traditional multicultural counseling curricula and foster an international distance learning environment. Additional innovative approaches and resources, such as online multiculturally oriented student services, online student-centered multiculturally based organizations and workshops, and office hours for mentoring online international students and supporting distance learners' needs, are described.
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Online Courses, Social Justice, Distance Education, Mentors, Foreign Students, Counselor Training, Workshops, Student Needs, Teaching Methods, Technology Integration, Cultural Awareness, Counselor Performance, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Educators, Academic Support Services, Barriers, Computer Simulation, International Education, Student Centered Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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