Open AccessDeveloping Faculty Multicultural Awareness: An Examination of Life Roles And Their Cultural Components
Author(s) -
Cooper Joanne E.,
Chattergy Virgie
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.1993.tb00238.x
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , negotiation , narrative , cultural competence , sociology , pedagogy , cultural diversity , multicultural education , psychology , social science , anthropology , linguistics , philosophy
This article describes the use of narrative to develop multicultural awareness. Faculty were asked to examine their own “internal multiculturalism”: how their various roles and statuses reflect differing and sometimes conflicting cultural imperatives. Findings explore points of connection and conflict experienced by faculty within the university culture and foster the negotiation and understanding of various cultures in all member of the academy.