ERIC Number: EJ821364
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1354-0602
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Teachers on Intercultural Education
Leeman, Yvonne; Ledoux, Guuske
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, v11 n6 p575-589 Dec 2005
Opinions differ on the desirability of paying attention to intercultural education in schools and on the opportunities to do this. Theoretical agreement and conceptual clarity on the concept are hard to find. The theoretical debate on intercultural education is far removed from daily practice in the classroom. Ideally, experience-related ideas and the insights of teachers should form part of the debate. In this article we present an example of measuring teachers' opinions on the concept of intercultural education. The research was carried out in The Netherlands with the help of a written questionnaire. Seventy-four teachers participated. The researchers differentiated four accents in intercultural education, based on the literature. This differentiation was not reflected in the teachers' answers. They had a slight preference for a general pluralistic interpretation of intercultural education and, hence, for a particular pedagogical approach. We will explore this finding further in the discussion. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Ethnic Diversity, Teacher Education, Social Justice, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Practices, Concept Formation, Program Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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