Teachers' multicultural attitudes and perspective taking abilities as factors in culturally responsive teaching
CS Abacioglu, M Volman… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
CS Abacioglu, M Volman, AH Fischer
British journal of educational psychology, 2020•Wiley Online LibraryBackground Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) has been associated with increased
student engagement and achievement. Its practice in classrooms, however, has been shown
to be less than optimal. Nonetheless, certain teacher qualities have been suggested to
facilitate its practice. Aims The current study sought quantitative evidence in support of two of
these teacher qualities, namely teachers' multicultural attitudes, and their perspective taking
abilities. By identifying the strength of the suggested relationships, we aimed to examine the …
student engagement and achievement. Its practice in classrooms, however, has been shown
to be less than optimal. Nonetheless, certain teacher qualities have been suggested to
facilitate its practice. Aims The current study sought quantitative evidence in support of two of
these teacher qualities, namely teachers' multicultural attitudes, and their perspective taking
abilities. By identifying the strength of the suggested relationships, we aimed to examine the …
Background
Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) has been associated with increased student engagement and achievement. Its practice in classrooms, however, has been shown to be less than optimal. Nonetheless, certain teacher qualities have been suggested to facilitate its practice.
Aims
The current study sought quantitative evidence in support of two of these teacher qualities, namely teachers’ multicultural attitudes, and their perspective taking abilities. By identifying the strength of the suggested relationships, we aimed to examine the generalizability of previous findings in the literature and inform teachers’ professional development and interventions.
Sample
A total of 143 primary school teachers from different parts of the Netherlands responded to our online survey.
Methods
We conducted a multivariate multiple regression analysis to investigate the relationship between these qualities and teachers’ engagement in two separate but related components of CRT (i.e., socially sensitive and culturally sensitive teaching).
Results
Results of our analysis yielded significant relationships between the two teacher qualities and the frequency with which teachers engage in socially and culturally sensitive teaching. Perspective taking was a stronger predictor for both aspects of CRT.
Conclusion
These findings signal the significance of incorporating especially perspective taking experiences and exercises into teacher education and professional development programmes, which could benefit all students regardless of their backgrounds. Our results are promising as these qualities are malleable and thus can be improved.
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