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- Title
El Secreto de las Niñas: A Story of Two Homeless Girls and Science.
- Authors
Seungyoun Lee
- Abstract
The article presents a study that examines the beliefs and knowledge of pre-service teachers on diversity and multicultural education through case-based pedagogy. The study utilizes the story "El Secreto de las Niñas" regarding the reasons why Cynthia and Jessica, children of poor immigrant parents, dislike science. It states that personal experiences and formal education of teachers are the bases of their attitudes toward diversity. It mentions the importance of flexibility of teachers in various issues including student's personal background and individual differences, and problem solving about diversity.
- Subjects
STUDENT teacher attitudes; MULTICULTURAL education; DIVERSITY in education; CULTURAL pluralism; CASE-based reasoning; ADAPTABILITY (Psychology) -- Social aspects; INDIVIDUAL differences -- Social aspects; PROBLEM solving; HOMELESS girls
- Publication
Multicultural Education, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 4, p25
- ISSN
1068-3844
- Publication type
Article