Teaching with a Multicultural Perspective

  • Alica Petrasová University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovak Republic
Keywords: multicultural education, cooperative teaching and learning, constructivist theories of learning

Abstract

One of the most innovative and widely prescribed strategies to manage and build upon the strength of the increasing diversity found in the classroom is the use of cooperative learning techniques. Because cooperative learning groups encourage positive social interaction among students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, they have great potential to facilitate the building of cross-ethnic friendships and to reduce racial stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice. When students work cooperatively, they have the opportunity to judge each other on each other’s merits rather than stereotypes.

Author Biography

Alica Petrasová, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovak Republic

Alica Petrasová is professionally auliated with the Faculty of Education of Prešov University in Prešov. She has been involved for many years in the introduction and empirical verifcation of innovation strategies in school practice. She has lectured in Slovakia and abroad, mainly in the feld of the development of critical thinking through reading and writing activities and the implementation of multicultural education in pedagogical practice. As a coordinator in national and international research projects (e.g. PHARE, Comenius 2. 1, VEGA) she has been involved in experimental verivcation of education methods and forms, preparation of the content of specialization and innovation studies, and an expert on methodological manuals for school teachers and assistant teachers, as well as in the creation of syllabuses and study materials.

University of Education in Prešov

Faculty of Education

ul. 17 novembra 15, 080 16 Prešov, Slovak Republic

phone: 00421904936711

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Published
2013-04-19
How to Cite
Petrasová, A. (2013). Teaching with a Multicultural Perspective. Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education, 2(1 (3). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/jpe/article/view/1270