Attitudes of Classroom Teachers to Cultural Diversity and Multicultural Education in Country New South Wales, Australia

Autor/inn/en	Forrest, James; Lean, Garth; Dunn, Kevin
Titel	Attitudes of Classroom Teachers to Cultural Diversity and Multicultural Education in Country New South Wales, Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (2017) 5, S.17-34, Artikel 2 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Pluralism; Multicultural Education; Racial Bias; Educational Policy; Indigenous Populations; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Needs; Foreign Countries; Teacher Surveys; Online Surveys; Teacher Education; Teacher Characteristics; Faculty Development; Instructional Effectiveness; Educational Objectives; Factor Analysis; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Teaching Methods; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Kulturpluralismus; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Sinti und Roma; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ausland; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Unterrichtserfolg; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Faktorenanalyse; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Australien
Abstract	Views of country school teachers towards multicultural education and anti-racism policy directives are examined against a background of a largely "white" landscape but increasing numbers of language background other than English (LBOTE) immigrants. A 10 per cent response from a self-administered online survey of government primary and secondary classroom teachers in country New South Wales examines their attitudes to cultural diversity, goals of multicultural education, and anti-racist strategies. Though strongly supportive of attempts to combat racism, implementation in some schools lags behind intention. Whether on cultural diversity, multiculturalism or acknowledgement of racism, teacher attitudes are more tolerant than those in the wider communities the schools serve. But while among teachers and the wider community there is some level of intolerance and discrimination towards Aboriginal and LBOTE Australians, such attitudes do not vary significantly across country areas with different cultural diversity mixes, except for recognition of the needs of Aboriginal students among teachers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01