Decolonizing Transcultural Teacher Education through Participatory Action Research Dialogue, Culture, and Identity

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Synopsis

This volume describes a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project involving educators from Belize and the U.S. to illustrate the critical role of shared dialogue in transnational teacher education.

First identifying issues which inhibited the success of formerly didactic training delivered to Belizean teachers by U.S. educators, this volume documents the transformational impact of a shift to collaborative training approaches and uses first-person accounts from Belizean and U.S. stakeholders to illustrate their successes. Chapters powerfully illustrate that by engaging in Freirean-like dialogue and building relationships based on a mutual understanding of the cultural and historical context, as well as the identity of educators involved, partners are better able to engage in effective transnational pedagogical collaboration. Particular attention is paid to the importance of acknowledging the post-colonial setting and unique positionality of teachers in Belize.

This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in action research and teacher research, multicultural education, and continued professional development in particular. Those interested in teacher training, education research, and international and comparative education will also benefit from this book.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Research in Decolonizing Education
Author:
Jean Kirshner, George Kamberelis
ISBN:
9781000408782
Related ISBNs:
9781003111573, 9780367629557, 9780367629540
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
204
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-07-01
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2022
Copyright by:
Jean Kirshner and George Kamberelis 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, Nonfiction