Multicultural Children’s Literature and Teacher Candidates’ Awareness and Attitudes Toward Cultural Diversity

dc.creator	Yuko IWAI
dc.date	2013-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:26:32Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:26:32Z
dc.identifier	1307-9298
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/866b303c37c04b00a207a8d02f089e05
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30340
dc.description	The purpose of this study was to look at elementary/middle school pre-service teachers’ perceptions of multicultural and diversity issues through multicultural children’s literature. Nineteen pre-service teachers in a foundation of literacy course explored multicultural children’s literature and involved group/class discussions and a project over the semester. Data was collected using the pre- and post-Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory (CDAI), open-ended responses, quick writings, projects, and class interactions. The results showed that while they were not familiar with multicultural children’s literature at the beginning of the semester, at the end of the semester they developed positive attitudes toward learning about them, identified them as crucial to foster children’s awareness of diversity, and planned to use them in their future classrooms. They also increased their positive attitudes toward multicultural and diversity issues. In particular, they were most aware of two categories, cultural diversity and multicultural environment, in the CDAI.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
dc.relation	http://www.iejee.com/5_2_2013/IEJEE_5_2_Iwai.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.source	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 185-198 (2013)
dc.subject	Teacher Candidates
dc.subject	Multicultural Children’s Literature
dc.subject	Cultural Diversity
dc.subject	Teacher Education
dc.subject	Multicultural Education
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Multicultural Children’s Literature and Teacher Candidates’ Awareness and Attitudes Toward Cultural Diversity
dc.type	article