Submission Title
Problematizing the Use of the Cultural Autobiography In Pre-Service Multicultural Education courses
Abstract
This paper explores the qualitative methodology of narrative life history as an instructional tool for pre-service teachers at a midwestern regional public university. Specifically, the authors problematize the use of the cultural autobiography assignment for undergraduate teacher candidates enrolled in required multicultural education courses in order to evolve its use. While life history has the potential to promote critical reflections on one’s own position in a complex interplay of power relations, it can also reify pre-existing prejudicial attitudes as currently used. The paper includes composite quotes from the papers of 85 undergraduate students to support authors investigation, as they suggest the integration of digital tools to provide a more meaningful and authentic assignment as the authors look to explore its potential in the 21st century.
Repository Citation
Bruewer, A. C., Park, G., & Beilke, J. (2021). Problematizing the Use of the Cultural Autobiography In Pre-Service Multicultural Education courses. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 20 (3). Retrieved from https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/taboo/vol20/iss3/8
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Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons