Teacher Diversity Awareness in the Context of Changing Demographics

Autor/inn/en	Acquah, Emmanuel O.; Tandon, Madhavi; Lempinen, Sonia
Titel	Teacher Diversity Awareness in the Context of Changing Demographics
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 15 (2016) 2, S.218-235 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.1177/1474904115611676
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teachers; Student Diversity; Teacher Characteristics; Student Needs; Cultural Awareness; Culturally Relevant Education; Teacher Surveys; Questionnaires; Multivariate Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Elementary Secondary Education; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Fragebogen; Multivariate Analyse; Statistische Analyse; Finnland
Abstract	This study examined awareness of and knowledge of how to address increasing linguistic and cultural diversity among 89 teachers in an ethnically and racially diverse school located in Southwest Finland. The empirical evidence suggests that in a school with many years of experience with a diverse student population the levels of awareness and knowledge among teachers are relatively low and teachers themselves expressed the need for much more information, in particular, strategies for meeting the needs of their students. In addition, teachers showed distinct levels of awareness of diversity which successively predicted their knowledge of strategies for addressing diversity in the classroom. Implications for research and teacher education are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01