Multicultural education has been mandated in the state of Florida as part of State
Mandate 1003.42. In order for this mandate to be implemented, it is necessary for
teachers to know what effective multicultural education is and how it is to be
implemented. This study was designed to find out what English teachers know about the state mandate and multicultural education and how they use multicultural education in their classrooms. High school English teachers in one South Florida school district
participated in an online survey, and 11 of those respondents also participated in a
follow-up personal interview. According to multiple scholars, there are three categories
for multicultural education: Recognition, Transformation, and Action, with Recognition
serving to recognize and respect other cultures without any change to the mainstream
curriculum and instruction, Transformation serving to transform the curriculum and
instruction to reflect students and their various cultures while introducing them to others and meeting the various instructional needs of the students, and Action motivating students to take action to bring about social justice. Overall, high school English teachers’ understanding of effective multicultural education is on the Transformation level. The survey found that high school English teachers use multicultural education on the Action level; however, the follow-up interviews did not support that finding. Also based on the interviews, teachers are willing and eager to learn more and would like the district to implement their suggestions to help with their learning. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_31294 |
| Contributors | Hamilton, Rebecca (author), Weber, Roberta K. (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), College of Education, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 202 p., application/pdf |
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