Developing and Answering LearningCentered Research Questions about Power and Diversity with Students

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Developing and Answering Learning-Centered
Research Questions about Power and Diversity with
Students as Partners

• Eden H. Segal, Jo Paoletti Chip De Atley
• Agenda
• Activity How do college students form
  perspectives on learning diversity?
• Application Theoretical model a SoTL scholar
  might apply to students cultural identity
  development
• Discussion What are the theoretical implications
  of incorporating student voices in SoTL?

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Activity

• Think of an event in your childhood when you
  learned something about racial differences.
• Picture it in a simple drawing.
• Post your drawing on our timeline.

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Application Banks' Stages of Cultural Identity
Globalism and Global Competency (Cosmopolitanism)
Clarified national global identifications
knowledge skills to function effectively in
cultures nationally globally
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Clarified, reflective positive personal,
cultural national identifications and positive
attitudes toward others
Multiculturalism and Reflective Nationalism
(Cultural National Identity)
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Healthy cultural identity desire to participate
in own another culture
Biculturalism
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Clarify positive attitudes toward cultural group
Cultural Identity Clarification
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Often newly discovered cultural ethnocentrism
ambivalent to own group
Cultural Encapsulation
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Internalize negative beliefs about own cultural
groups maybe self-rejection
Cultural Psychological Captivity
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Discussion Theoretical Implications
Learners atheoretical perspective or model based
on personal experience
Scholars theoretical model, e.g., stages of
cultural identity
?
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Conclusion Closing Remarks

• Themes Next steps
• For more information
• Jo Paoletti umprof_at_aol.com
• Eden Segal esegal_at_umd.edu
• Chip De Atley chipdeatley_at_hotmail.com

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References

• Arias, M. B. Poynor, L. (2001). A good start A
  progressive, transactional approach to diversity
  in pre-service teacher education. Bilingual
  Research JournalI. 25 4 (417-434).
• Banks, J. A. (2004). Teaching for social justice,
  diversity, and citizenship in a global world.
  Educational Forum. 68 (289-298).