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标题：Faculty perceptions of multicultural teaching in a large urban university
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作者：Sylvia M. Bigatti ; Gina Sanchez Gibau ; Stephanie Boys 等
期刊名称：Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
印刷版ISSN：1527-9316
出版年度：2012
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：78-93
语种：English
出版社：Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET)
摘要：As college graduates face an increasingly globalized world, it is imperative to consider issues of multicultural instruction in higher education. This study presents qualitative and quantitative findings from a survey of faculty at a large, urban, midwestern university regarding perceptions of multicultural teaching. Faculty were asked how they define multicultural teaching, how they engage in multicultural teaching, what they perceive to be the benefits of multicultural teaching, and what barriers to implementing multicultural teaching they experience. Results indicate faculty members most frequently define multicultural teaching as using diverse teaching pedagogies and materials. In line with their definitions, faculty also report engaging in multicultural teaching through use of inclusive course materials. Faculty identified positive learning outcomes for all students as a primary benefit to engaging in multicultural teaching. The primary barrier reported by faculty is an anticipated resistance from students. Variations in responses based on academic discipline and rank of faculty member are discussed.
关键词：multicultural teaching;faculty perceptions