Open AccessResearcher's Perspective Moving Toward a Culturally Competent Model of Education: Preliminary Results of a Study of Culturally Responsive Teaching in an American Indian Community
Author(s) -
Michelle Hudiburg,
Elizabeth Mascher,
Alica Sagehorn,
Jo Stidham
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6888
Subject(s) - cultural competence , curriculum , competence (human resources) , pedagogy , sociology , population , psychology , medical education , medicine , social psychology , demography
The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence emerged as a framework for organizing clinical assessment for student nurses (Purnell, 2002). In an effort to meet the needs of the American Indian population in the Northeast Oklahoma region, Pittsburg State University (PSU) sought to train a cohort of future teacher librarians using a revised model of the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. At present, PSU's program is focusing on embedding the revised model with an American Indian audience. This study shares preliminary results of an ongoing research study. As data return from students, educational planners embedding the model into university curriculum are beginning to understand its benefits for all involved.