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Article: Pre-service teachers' experiential perspectives based on a multicultural learning service practicum.(Report)
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- Physical Educator
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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Abstract
An increased emphasis on multiculturalism in the United States has necessitated an awareness of culturally responsive pedagogy in physical education teacher education (PETE) programs. Practica in such programs along with reflection on these experiences are methods by which pre-service teachers can better appreciate the diverse nature of their students. The following study reports observations from the reflective journals of thirty junior and senior physical education teacher education pre-service teachers enrolled in a multicultural service learning practicum at a large southeastern university. Analysis of the pre-service teachers' journals revealed ...