A study on how multi-cultural awareness training changes the cultural sensitivity of teachers
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Lorie J. Waggoner French (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Edward Caropreso
Abstract: This study examined and described how the value systems and
beliefs of teachers (both beginning and veteran) regarding
culturally diverse student populations (and their families)
influence teachers performance in their role as multi-cultural
communicators. The study also sought to determine what changes
(if any) occur in teacher performance when the teacher/educators
take part in a professional development seminar designed to aid
in the process of Rethinking the Education of Culturally Diverse
Student Populations.
The assertion was that when teachers and administrators are
exposed to effective cross-cultural communication techniques,
their ability to communicate information to diverse student
populations will improve. The findings of this study indicated
that a paradigm shift or a worldview change might be needed for
teachers and their multi-cultural students. Educators must
realize that change is a process that comes in stages. Within
multi-cultural classrooms, one must realize that students will
be in different stages of the change process. This will require
teachers to utilize a variety of cross-cultural bridge building
tools simultaneously.
A study on how multi-cultural awareness training changes the cultural sensitivity of teachers
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts.
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Effective teaching--Cross-cultural studies, Intercultural communication--United States, Multicultural education, Multicultural education--Cross-cultural studies, Teachers--Training of--United States, Teaching--Methods
- Subjects
- Multicultural education -- Cross-cultural studies
- Effective teaching -- Cross-cultural studies
- Teaching -- Methods
- Teachers -- Training of -- United States
- Multicultural education
- Intercultural communication -- United States