TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching diversity in citizenship education
T2 - Context-related teacher understandings and practices
AU - Sincer, I.
AU - Severiens, S.
AU - Volman, M.
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - © 2018 The AuthorsMany secondary schools address diversity as an aspect of citizenship education. This paper examines how secondary teachers' understandings and practices concerning teaching about diversity are related to school contextual factors, such as student composition and educational track. Semi-structured interviews with 17 teachers at three schools revealed that teachers’ understandings and practices regarding diversity are related to their perceptions of the needs and capabilities of their student population. However, teachers rarely addressed diversity in terms of deep-rooted issues, such as inequality and power relations. The paper concludes with implications for teachers and schools and provides suggestions for future research.
AB - © 2018 The AuthorsMany secondary schools address diversity as an aspect of citizenship education. This paper examines how secondary teachers' understandings and practices concerning teaching about diversity are related to school contextual factors, such as student composition and educational track. Semi-structured interviews with 17 teachers at three schools revealed that teachers’ understandings and practices regarding diversity are related to their perceptions of the needs and capabilities of their student population. However, teachers rarely addressed diversity in terms of deep-rooted issues, such as inequality and power relations. The paper concludes with implications for teachers and schools and provides suggestions for future research.
U2 - 10.1016/j.tate.2018.11.015
DO - 10.1016/j.tate.2018.11.015
M3 - Article
VL - 78
SP - 183
EP - 192
JO - Teaching and Teacher Education
JF - Teaching and Teacher Education
SN - 0742-051X
ER -