The intercultural sensitivity of secondary teachers in Hong Kong: A comparative study with implications for professional development

The intercultural sensitivity of secondary teachers in Hong Kong: A comparative study with implications for professional development

• Westrick, Jan M. Valparaiso University
• Yuen, Celeste Y. M. Valparaiso University

Intercultural Education, 18(2), 129-145, 2007

Routledge

2007

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers

Teachers -- Training of Educational Planning Education -- Research Cultural Awareness Multicultural Education Cross-Cultural Studies Diversity in Education Hong Kong China

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

Teacher education programs and teachers' own lives in the relatively homogeneous communities of the past have hardly equipped them to assist their students to become interculturally sensitive, global citizens. This study compares the levels of intercultural sensitivity of secondary school teachers in four Hong Kong schools using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Findings indicate unique IDI profiles at each of the four schools in the study and a wide range of IDI scores at each school. Implications of the findings provide the basis for recommendations for the professional development of teachers in these schools.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675980701327247]

• English

Journal Articles

• 14675986

• 10.1080/14675980701327247

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/f762d82d

2010-09-27