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Destabilisation and Cultural Literacy.
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There is a growing body of work on the field of what is now known as "cultural literacy" as discussed by the authors, but little has been written about its application, and even less on how to teach it in the context of highe...Abstract:
There is a growing body of work on the field of what is now known as ‘cultural literacy’, but little has been written about its application, and even less on how to teach it in the context of highe...read more
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New directions for adult and continuing education, no. 93, Spring 2002
TL;DR: The "Contemporary viewpoints on teaching adults effectively" as discussed by the authors brings together the perspectives of nine experts in the field of teaching adults, focusing on the role of the teacher as a mentor and the relationship between the roles of mentor and teacher.
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Competence of Faculty, Staff, and Administrators in Hispanic Culture: Evidence from Three Surveys of Personnel and Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
TL;DR: This article found that a consistent and strong difference of opinion was found between Hispanic faculty, staff, and administrators at the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and their non-Hispanic peers regarding information available to higher education professionals about Hispanic culture, the elements of Hispanic culture and the characteristics and background of Hispanic students.
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Fostering uncertainty tolerance in anatomy education: Lessons learned from how humanities, arts and social science (HASS) educators develop learners' uncertainty tolerance
TL;DR: In this article , the authors used a qualitative exploratory study to learn from humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) educators' established uncertainty tolerance pedagogies to enhance anatomy education.
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Destabilisation and Reflection
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine cultural literacy as an applied practice and analyse different ways in which it can be implemented in the curriculum, and explore destabilisation and reflection as the core learning practices that are used to develop cultural literacy in students.
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The importance of cultural conceptualizations and metacultural competence in developing cultural literacy
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the interconnections between Cultural Literacy and Cultural Linguistics, particularly in relation to intercultural communication, and argue that cultural literacy can draw immense benefit from the cross-pollination of ideas with cultural linguistics.
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Preparing teachers for culturally diverse schools : Research and the overwhelming presence of whiteness
TL;DR: This paper reviewed 80 studies of effects of various preservice teacher education strategies, including recruiting and selecting students, cross-cultural immersion experiences, multicultural education coursework, and program restructuring, and argued that although this is a very important problem that does need to be addressed, it is not the same as figuring out how to populate the teaching profession with excellent multicultural and culturally responsive teachers.
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Experiential Learning Theory: Previous Research and New Directions
TL;DR: Experiential learning theory (ELT) as discussed by the authors provides a holistic model of the learning process and a multilinear model of adult development, both of which are consistent with what we know about how people learn, grow, and develop.
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A Handbook of Reflective and Experiential Learning : Theory and Practice
TL;DR: In this paper, a generic view of learning is proposed for reflective and experiential learning, and the framing of learning: emotion and learning, taking stock, and depth quality of reflective learning.