Failing intercultural education? 'Thoughtfulness' in intercultural education for student teachers

This paper proposes a rethinking of intercultural education in teacher education, arguing that discussion of the intercultural education of student teachers tends to have the following two gaps: one, such discussion tends to overlook student teacher education as a context for teaching intercultural...

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Published in:European journal of teacher education 2014-04, Vol.37 (2), p.171-182
Main Author: Lanas, Maija
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
education
emotions
Ideology
intercultural education
Multicultural Education
post-structuralism
Self Concept
Student Teachers
Student teaching
Teacher Education
Teacher Educators
Teacher Student Relationship
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Summary:This paper proposes a rethinking of intercultural education in teacher education, arguing that discussion of the intercultural education of student teachers tends to have the following two gaps: one, such discussion tends to overlook student teacher education as a context for teaching intercultural education, and two, it tends to ignore the self of the teacher educator. This paper aims to address both gaps. In doing so, the first task of the paper is to analyse student teacher education critically, as a structural, ideological context for intercultural education; the second task of the paper is to rethink the pedagogical relationship between a student teacher and a teacher educator, considering the self of the teacher educator in particular. The paper concludes by suggesting 'thoughtfulness' as a fruitful idea for the intercultural education of student teachers.
ISSN:0261-9768
1469-5928
DOI:10.1080/02619768.2014.882310