MULTICULTURAL PEDAGOGIES: THREE TEACHERS' UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

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dc.contributor.advisorCroninger, Roberten_US
dc.contributor.authorPrell, Vanessa Sylvie Calvoen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEducation Policy, and Leadershipen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-04T05:46:48Z
dc.date.available2013-04-04T05:46:48Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractWhile multicultural curriculum is widely used, little is known about how teachers conceive of this curriculum. The purpose of this thesis is to explore teachers' understanding and implementation of multicultural curriculum, including the factors that affect, their beliefs about and practices of multicultural education. My study identifies two pedagogies of multicultural education: student centered and curriculum centered. These pedagogies are shaped by the teachers' view of student engagement, teacher authority, curriculum flexibility, and critical thinking. Teachers' motivations to include multicultural curriculum derived from personal experiences with race and culture. However, teachers struggled with organizational barriers such as limited time, incomplete multicultural knowledge, unachievable curriculum standards, and incompatible mandated texts. This research opens avenues for increased reflection upon and use of multicultural curriculum.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13848
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMulticultural educationen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducational leadershipen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation policyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCurriculumen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHigh Schoolen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledImplementationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMulticulturalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPedagogyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSocial Scienceen_US
dc.titleMULTICULTURAL PEDAGOGIES: THREE TEACHERS' UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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