Teachers’ intercultural competence: a requirement or an option in a culturally diverse classroom?
| Autor: | Iosbel González Montoto, Ibis Marlene Álvarez Valdivia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Intercultural competence
Multimethodology education 05 social sciences 050301 education 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Education Intercultural relations Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Cultural diversity Pedagogy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Faculty development Psychology 0503 education Cultural competence Cultural pluralism |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Inclusive Education. 22:510-526 |
| ISSN: | 1464-5173 1360-3116 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13603116.2017.1377298 |
| Popis: | This paper reports an exploratory study of the development of intercultural competence (IC) in elementary school teachers in Catalonia, Spain, utilising mixed-method quantitative and qualitative assessments. Through enrolment in a teacher training activity, the starting point was the administration of the Intercultural development inventory (IDI) to assess IC. Later, a discussion group was held to reflect on the results of the evaluation and to discuss educational practices in the face of cultural diversity. The quantitative IDI findings indicated that, regardless of the presence of foreign origin students at schools, participant teachers overestimate their level of intercultural sensitivity; there is a tendency to emphasise similarities in all cultures, which can minimise significant cultural differences. Nevertheless, the teachers became interested in cultural diversity after considering their potentially controversial and problematic educational context. Beyond admitted limitations of this stud... |
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