The Role of Intercultural Education in a Bachelor of Education Program at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Amery, Erica; Blignaut, Sylvan; Winchester, Ian
Titel	The Role of Intercultural Education in a Bachelor of Education Program at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa
Quelle	In: Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 53 (2022) 2, S.261-281 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Amery, Erica)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-4805
DOI	10.1007/s10780-022-09456-6
Schlagwörter	Role of Education; Multicultural Education; Higher Education; Undergraduate Students; Bachelors Degrees; Foreign Countries; Student Teachers; Cultural Awareness; Student Attitudes; Student Diversity; Educational Principles; Program Implementation; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsauftrag; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Ausland; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsprinzip; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	People of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are now more than ever interacting with one another in work and social situations, mainly remotely during the midst of the pandemic. Intercultural education can prepare student teachers with the tools they need to interact effectively in a variety of intercultural situations with their colleagues, their principles and their students. In Bachelor of Education programs, providing student teachers with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to be able to interact with individuals of different backgrounds and bring out the best in their students is essential. The aim of this narrative study was to understand the role of intercultural education in a Bachelor of Education program and to understand how and if intercultural education principles were implemented. Five student teachers were interviewed to determine how they perceived the role of intercultural education in the Bachelor of Education Program and what their understanding of this concept was. The themes that emerged from the findings were intercultural education was perceived as: (1) Awareness of the diversity of the students' backgrounds and (2) Engaging in practical activities and (3) Principles of intercultural education were embedded in some course modules but were not practical, (4) Challenges and (5) Suggestions. Overall, it was found that principles of intercultural education were implemented in the Bachelor of Education program to an extent, but the student teachers felt there was room for more focused activities specifically related to intercultural education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01