“Culture is Where I Come From”: An Analysis of Cultural Competence of Student Teachers of Color in Early Childhood Education

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Su Jeong Wee, Minhye Son, Kheng Ly-Hoang, Luis Zambrano
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ABSTRACTThis study explored early childhood student teachers of color’s (ECSToCs) development of cultural competence during their fieldwork experience. Nine female students of color enrolled in an early childhood education fieldwork course participated in this study. Employing a qualitative research methods approach, we analyzed multiple data including students’ reflection papers on culture and diversity, teaching philosophy papers, interview transcripts, lesson plans on cultural diversity, and post-teaching reflection. The findings showed: (a) ECSToCs’ perceptions of culture were highly influenced by their lived experiences including their bilingual, bicultural, and schooling experiences; (b) ECSToCs’ awareness of and attitude toward diversity were implicated by their parents’ lived experiences and knowledge; and (c) they viewed culture as a pedagogical and methodological tool to guide their teaching practices, emphasizing asset-based approach. This study contributes to developing effective instructional strategies to elevate ECSToCs’ cultural competence in their teaching.KEYWORDS: early childhood educationstudent teachers of colorcultural competencecultural awarenessteacher educationteachers of color AcknowledgmentsWe acknowledge that no financial or nonfinancial competing interests or benefits have arisen from the direct application of this research.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
“文化是我来自的地方”:幼儿教育有色学生教师的文化能力分析
摘要本研究探讨了有色人种幼儿实习教师在实习过程中文化能力的发展。九名有色人种女学生参加了儿童早期教育实地考察课程。采用定性研究方法,我们分析了包括学生关于文化和多样性的反思论文、教学理念论文、访谈记录、文化多样性教案和教学后反思在内的多个数据。研究结果表明:(a)侨胞的文化观念受到其生活经历的高度影响,包括双语、双文化和学校教育经历;(b)幼儿对多样性的认识和态度受其父母的生活经验和知识的影响;(c)他们将文化视为指导教学实践的教学和方法工具,强调以资产为基础的方法。本研究有助于制定有效的教学策略,在教学中提升外语系学生的文化能力。关键词:幼儿教育学生、有色文化能力教师、文化意识教师、教师教育、有色教师确认我们承认,直接应用本研究没有产生任何经济或非经济上的竞争利益或利益。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。
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Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
16.70%
发文量
27
期刊介绍: The Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, the official journal of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, publishes original manuscripts, reviews, and information about association activities. Its purpose is to provide a forum for consideration of issues and for exchange of information and ideas about research and practice in early childhood teacher education. JECTE welcomes research reports, position papers, essays on current issues, reflective reports on innovative teacher education practices, letters to the editor and book reviews.
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