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Preparing Prospective Teachers to Teach Culturally Diverse Populations
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kondor, Carrie Ann Hyde Owusu-Ansah, Angela Keyne-Michaels, Lynn |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | I think that was really important, just to think of the angle. You’re not learning all this information for nothing, it’s for these kids. I think that was really beneficial and important. Furthermore, another PT described how, “looking back, the tutoring experience was beneficial, and I equate it more to what I’m doing now than those other experiences [such as the 10-hour classroom observations or 30-hour field experience].” PTs communicated that the tutoring experience was essentially an “application of cultural competency theories that were at least attempted to be taught in some of our later classes.” These data support the results of a recent study by Bodur (2003), who found that teacher preparation programs that combine fieldwork and coursework impact prospective teachers’ multicultural beliefs and attitudes positively. In our study, several PTs also touched on longitudinal application of their experiential learning from a curriculum and instruction perspective. One PT commented on how he was able to make real connections to his tutoring experiences during subsequent coursework. Another PT noted that in the course on cultural competency, prospective teachers would bring up the child with whom they had worked in their tutoring experiences. As one PT reiterated, “having that chance to build those relationships and having that safe environment where you’re actually interacting and learning to notice and respect and honor someone else’s culture and having it be a two-way street” was instrumental in growth toward cultural competency. Hawkins (2008) called these experiences that later can be referred back to and contribute to overall sustained learning micromoments “based on the notion that |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://commons.cu-portland.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=edufaculty |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
