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Romanticizing Culture: The Role Of Teachers’ Cultural Intelligence In Working With Diversity, Sarina Chugani Molina
Romanticizing Culture: The Role Of Teachers’ Cultural Intelligence In Working With Diversity, Sarina Chugani Molina
School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship
As the world is becoming increasingly flat (Ang, Van Dyne, Koh, Templer, & Chandrasekar, 2007; Darling-Hammond, 2010; Friedman, 2005), the classroom has become a mirror that often reflects this phenomenon at a microcosmic level. As such, teacher preparation programs are continuing to emphasize the importance of understanding and valuing student cultures to inform teaching practice. This study sought to examine how 10 in-service teachers in the San Diego area understand the role of culture in their daily work with their culturally and linguistically diverse students using the cultural intelligence framework (Earley & Ang, 2003). While the cultural intelligence framework provided …
The Value Of Meaning-Making And Cultural Knowledge For Teachers Working In Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Contexts, Sarina Chugani Molina
The Value Of Meaning-Making And Cultural Knowledge For Teachers Working In Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Contexts, Sarina Chugani Molina
School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship
The tapestry of classrooms today is transforming into a mosaic of colors, languages, and backgrounds. As the population of culturally and linguistically diverse students continues to rise, a deeper understanding of how teachers construct meaning and understand their internal and relational experiences when working with these students has become an important area to examine. This study included in-depth interviews with ten public school teachers in the San Diego area, which assessed the teachers’ meaning-making systems and their cultural competence. The framework of constructive developmental theory (Kegan, 1982, 1994) was drawn upon to assess how teachers’ make sense of their experiences, …
Defining Global Education, Sarina Chugani Molina, Heather Lattimer
Defining Global Education, Sarina Chugani Molina, Heather Lattimer
School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship
As the world is becoming increasingly flat, it has become important for educators to prepare students to understand global perspectives and engage with people from countries and cultures around the world. Although there is no question as to the importance of global education to meet with the demands of a flat world, what internationalization and globalization mean in the classroom is still an area that is met with some level of uncertainty. However, clarity around language and instructional objectives is essential if educators are to ensure that K-12 students learn what they intend. This study explores some of the ways …