Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Journal Title
Journal of Teaching and Teaching Education
Volume Number
1
Issue Number
1
First Page
1
Last Page
16
Version
Publisher PDF: the final published version of the article, with professional formatting and typesetting
Disciplines
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Abstract
The tapestry of classrooms today is transforming into a mosaic of colors, languages, and backgrounds. As the population of culturally and linguistically diverse students continues to rise, a deeper understanding of how teachers construct meaning and understand their internal and relational experiences when working with these students has become an important area to examine. This study included in-depth interviews with ten public school teachers in the San Diego area, which assessed the teachers’ meaning-making systems and their cultural competence. The framework of constructive developmental theory (Kegan, 1982, 1994) was drawn upon to assess how teachers’ make sense of their experiences, and the framework of cultural intelligence (Earley & Ang, 2003) was used to determine their cultural competence. Although both frameworks provided some insight into this phenomenon, their limitations far exceeded their utility in terms of understanding the complex ways in which teachers understand and approach their work with culturally and linguistically diverse students. Additional frameworks for understanding teacher -student interactions are considered.
Digital USD Citation
Molina, Sarina Chugani, "The Value of Meaning-Making and Cultural Knowledge for Teachers Working in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Contexts" (2013). School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship. 23.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/soles-faculty/23
Notes
Original publication information: Molina, S. C., “The Value of Meaning-Making and Cultural Knowledge for Teachers Working in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Contexts”, Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education, 2013: 1 (1), 1-16.