TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing Multicultural Education for Young Children in South Korea: Early Childhood Teachers' Needs
AU - Bae-Suh, H.
AU - Han, H. S.
AU - Han, Sophia
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - This study examined the knowledge/skills early childhood teachers want to learn for implementing multicultural education for young children in South Korea. A total of 211 early childhood teachers participated in this study via a self-response questionnaire. The participants expressed a strong desire to learn more about understanding culture and multicultural education; planning, integrating, and implementing a curriculum for children from multicultural families; and collaboration and continued professionalism. Significant group differences were also found based on their educational level and years of teaching experiences.
AB - This study examined the knowledge/skills early childhood teachers want to learn for implementing multicultural education for young children in South Korea. A total of 211 early childhood teachers participated in this study via a self-response questionnaire. The participants expressed a strong desire to learn more about understanding culture and multicultural education; planning, integrating, and implementing a curriculum for children from multicultural families; and collaboration and continued professionalism. Significant group differences were also found based on their educational level and years of teaching experiences.
KW - multicultural education
KW - early childhood teacher education
KW - multicultural sensitivity
KW - teacher knowledge
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cil_facpub_tampa/6
UR - https://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE08783146
M3 - Article
VL - 21
JO - International Journal of Early Childhood Education
JF - International Journal of Early Childhood Education
ER -