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"I've Really Learned a Lot, But...": Cross-cultural Understanding and Teacher Education in a Racist Society

Describes a cross-cultural course offered by the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) to develop preservice teachers' understanding of aboriginal cultures, taking data from instructors' experiences and student narratives. The paper discusses the lack of understanding in white preservice teachers' views of self and others and the implications for teacher education in a racist society. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Finney, Sandra, Orr, Jeff
• Date Published: Nov-Dec
• Journal/Secondary Title: Journal of Teacher Education
• Number: 5
• Volume: 46
• Year: 1995

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: Cultural Differences
• Subject: Education Courses
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Experiential Learning
• Subject: Foreign Countries
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Indigenous Populations
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Preservice Teacher Education
• Subject: Racial Bias
• Subject: Student Teacher Attitudes
• Subject: Student Teaching
• Subject: Teaching Methods

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