TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross cultural competency and multicultural teacher education
AU - McAllister, Gretchen
AU - Irvine, Jacqueline Jordan
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Teachers require support as they face the challenge of effectively teaching diverse students in their classrooms. Teacher-educators have used various methods to foster change in teachers' thinking, attitudes, and behaviors regarding cultural diversity, but these efforts have produced mixed results because they often focused on content rather the process of cross-cultural learning. The purpose of this review is to examine three process-oriented models that have been used to describe and measure the development of racial identity and cross-cultural competence. These models include Helms's model of racial identity development, Banks's Typology of Ethnicity, and Bennett's Developmental Model of lntercultural Sensitivity. Research using the models revealed insights for multicultural teacher education in assessing readiness to learn, designing effective learning opportunities, and providing appropriate support and challenge for teachers.
AB - Teachers require support as they face the challenge of effectively teaching diverse students in their classrooms. Teacher-educators have used various methods to foster change in teachers' thinking, attitudes, and behaviors regarding cultural diversity, but these efforts have produced mixed results because they often focused on content rather the process of cross-cultural learning. The purpose of this review is to examine three process-oriented models that have been used to describe and measure the development of racial identity and cross-cultural competence. These models include Helms's model of racial identity development, Banks's Typology of Ethnicity, and Bennett's Developmental Model of lntercultural Sensitivity. Research using the models revealed insights for multicultural teacher education in assessing readiness to learn, designing effective learning opportunities, and providing appropriate support and challenge for teachers.
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U2 - 10.3102/00346543070001003
DO - 10.3102/00346543070001003
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0034147212
SN - 0034-6543
VL - 70
SP - 3
EP - 24
JO - Review of Educational Research
JF - Review of Educational Research
IS - 1
ER -