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https://doi.org/10.14943/b.edu.119.155

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/53826

Intercultural Education to Examine and Transform Oneself : What Pre-Service Teachers Learned from“ Snow Crossing”?

日本語

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2013-12-25

北海道大学大学院教育学研究院

北海道大学大学院教育学研究院紀要

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155-166

Intercultural education is essential for all pre-service teachers. It extensively covers reforms of school cultures and social structures. However, some learners regard it as studies about those who have no connection with them and consequently show little or no interest in it. While some learners respond positively to intercultural education, they often have prejudices and one-sided assumptions about "alien" cultures. This study focuses on the reactions of 20 pre-service teachers to "Snow Crossing" material as they examined, deconstructed, and reconstructed themselves.They were asked to watch an animated video called "Snow Crossing," featuring people's prejudices, after which they were asked to write a short essay, followed by discussion of how they felt about the story and about their own prejudices. Since the essay was an important medium of learning and development, the pre-service teachers were asked to write their feelings, ideas, and desires at the end of the lesson. Some of them included their thoughts and feelings in their final essays. By analyzing their essays, this study concludes that these pre-service teachers attained some "good" perceptions about intercultural understanding, but neither of them progressed to the expected stage of understanding, nor did they reflectively examine their socio-cultural and political backgrounds.

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