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Narrative Multiculturalism
- Source :
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Journal of Curriculum Studies . May 2002 34(3):265-279. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- This is the first of three papers based on a 20-month study of teaching and learning in a diverse classroom in a downtown community school in Toronto, Canada. The purpose of the study was to examine teaching and learning in a multicultural classroom and to document successful strategies in working with immigrant and minority students. The three papers detail the process by which this focus on classroom life led to a critique of the literature and to a new way to think about multicultural teaching and learning that I call "narrative multiculturalism." In this paper, I explore the place of multiculturalism in education and describe several limitations of the traditional ways of examining the issue. I also outline the understanding with which I began the study and describe the nature of my inquiry. I use my autobiographical experiences of multiculturalism and multicultural research to reflect on the literature of multicultural education. The narrative of my relationship with a teacher participant provides a conceptualization of the field and suggests the nature of narrative multiculturalism. (Contains 5 notes.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-0272
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Curriculum Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ770498
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220270110101797