Abstract
This constructivist grounded theory study explored the development of preservice teachers’ intercultural competencies. The participants were thirty-two preservice teachers who were participating in a first-year field experience with diverse populations of students. They were asked to examine their understanding of difference, and, in doing so, revealed a four-stage transformational process for the displacement of limited or apathetic worldviews. This process, which is situated in the context of transformative learning theory, is described through the categories of resisting, tolerating, accepting, and valuing difference.
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Casebeer, Daniel
(2018)
"Deciphering Preservice Teachers’ Intercultural Competencies: A Grounded Theory for Description and Demonstration,"
Journal of Research Initiatives: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol4/iss1/7