ERIC Number: EJ1133516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 9
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Teaching Multicultural Leadership Using a Social Constructionist Approach
Fine, Leigh E.
Journal of Leadership Education, v14 n2 p209-217 Spr 2015
Multicultural leadership education may be enhanced through the use of social construction literature as a theoretical frame. Here, I present a brief overview of social construction theory and demonstrate how its tenets overlap with the goal of encouraging students' intercultural competence. I then provide two classroom activities that illustrate how I have used social construction to explain and examine interaction across diverse groups, as well as student feedback regarding the activities' efficacy.
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Methods, Multicultural Education, Leadership Training, Social Theories, Intercultural Programs, Interpersonal Competence, Class Activities, Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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