Effects of Critical Multicultural Education on Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Attitudes and Efficacy

Authors : Fulya KURTULUŞ, Zeki ARSAL

Pages : 360-378

Doi:10.17240/aibuefd.2023..-1104858

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Publication Date : 2023-03-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to find out the effects of critical multicultural education insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CME); on preservice teachers’ multicultural attitudes and efficacy. In order to investigate the effects of critical multicultural education, a nine-week CME program is designed. The program is based on Banks’ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2015); multicultural education approaches and dimensions. For this study, the multicultural content is integrated into English Language courses of the preservice teachers studying at English Language Teaching insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ELT); program. A total of 46 preservice teachers participated for the study and a quasy-experimental design with an experimental and a control group is employed. Before and after the application, Multicultural Efficacy Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MES); is administered to all the participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23 in control and 23 in experimental group);. The MES is composed of two subscales; one is multicultural attitudes and the other one is multicultural efficacy. While in the control group the existing language program is applied, the experimental group is provided with critical multicultural education which is integrated into English courses. At the end of 9 weeks, the analysis of pretest and posttest results revealed that there is a significant difference in the multicultural attitudes and multicultural efficacy of experimental group before and after the program. Further, the posttest results showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control group in terms of preservice teachers’ multicultural attitudes and efficacy. As a result, CME applied in experimental group had significant and positive effects on preservice teachers’ multicultural attitudes and efficacy. Therefore, in order to increase preservice teachers’ multicultural attitudes and efficacy, CME can be provided for preservice teachers at teacher training programs at the collage and universities.
Keywords : çokkültürlü tutum, çokkültürlü yeterlik, eleştirel çokkültürlü eğitim, öğretmen eğitimi