Advisor
Cochran, Kathryn
Committee Member
Lahman, Maria
Committee Member
Peterson, Eric
Committee Member
McDevitt, Teresa
Department
Educational Psychology
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
5-1-2010
Genre
Thesis
Extent
292 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Description
Given the opportunity of increased diversity in the U.S. educational systems in 2010, the time was ripe for providing an advanced pedagogy of multicultural education in which teachers could expand their knowledge of critical theory perspectives and examine their own life histories and teaching practices. This dissertation describes the creation, implementation, and outcomes of a critical multicultural education (CME) class in which teachers directly addressed both personal and systemic issues of privilege, oppression, and injustice. I studied the effects of the CME constructivist pedagogy with six participants through a hybrid teaching structure including both face-to-face and online class time. The outcomes of the CME course indicated that the cycles of action research model--including investigation, self-reflection, dialogue, and planning action--were appropriate in moving participants to new levels of understanding implicit to advanced multicultural education ideals. While it was difficult for participants to recognize their own biases, they were able to accomplish this and also to reflect about how such biases were impacting equity in their classrooms and in educational settings. The learning of the participants--revealed through transcriptions of video and audio recordings, interviews, and writing activities--emerged as stories that fell naturally into a narrative analysis of critical events and critical incidents. Participants expressed appreciation for the more advanced pedagogy of critical multicultural education, indicating a need for more coursework of this nature.
Degree type
PhD
Degree Name
Doctoral
Language
English
Local Identifiers
Ferrari_unco_0161N_10032
Rights Statement
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