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Using Immersion Experiences to Shake Up Preservice Teachers' Views about Cultural Differences

A cultural-immersion project helped preservice teachers at the University of Nevada gain knowledge about other cultures and insight into how it feels to be part of a minority culture. Data from students' writeups of the projects indicate that students gained much from the experience (e.g., new information about specific cultures, challenged beliefs, and enhanced personal and professional skills). (SM)

• Author/Creator: Wiest, Lynda R.
• Date Published: Nov-Dec
• Journal/Secondary Title: Journal of Teacher Education
• Number: 5
• Volume: 49
• Year: 1998

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: College Students
• Subject: Consciousness Raising
• Subject: Cultural Differences
• Subject: Diversity (Student)
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Preservice Teacher Education
• Subject: Student Teacher Attitudes

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