Journal for Multicultural Education: Volume 16 Issue 2

Excluded by choice

Johanna Benitez

From east to west and back again: the effects of reverse culture shock on female Saudi Arabian university students studying abroad

Carmen Winkel, Laura Strachan, Siddiqua Aamir

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of Saudi Arabian university students returning home after having spent time away studying internationally. The…

Are school leaders culturally intelligent? Validation of the cultural intelligence (CQ) scale in the UAE

Ali Al Dhaheri

The purpose of this paper is to report results of testing and validation of the cultural intelligence (CQ) Scale in a new location, the culturally diverse United Arab Emirates…

Teachers as change agents: social justice theory to practice

AnnMarie Alberton Gunn, Susan V. Bennett

The purpose of this study is to investigate how participation in a multicultural literature course impacted K-12th classroom teachers’ social justice pedagogy and classroom…

“Until they fit in.” Maltese educators’ practices and attitudes towards migrant students in middle and secondary schools

Louise Chircop

This paper aims to explore the attitudes of Maltese educators towards migrant students and how these attitudes impinge on their practices.

Understanding social justice commitment and pedagogical advantage of teachers with a migrant background in Switzerland: a qualitative study

Myriam Radhouane, Abdeljalil Akkari, Consuelo Guardia Macchiavello

This study aims to understand the social justice commitment and the pedagogical advantage of teachers with a migrant background in Switzerland. Through semi-directive interviews…

Becoming first-generation

Blanca Elizabeth Vega

The purpose of this paper is to understand how I – and many other students – became first-generation college students (FGCSs) by exploring the rise and retraction of TRIO…

Stereotype threat and colorblindness

Tara Ananda Pepis

This paper aims to analyze the interviews conducted with preservice teachers. The analysis seeks to surface how colorblindness and stereotype threat may influence preservice…

More than names on a roster: the many meanings behind Sgaw Karen names

Daniel Gilhooly, Chris Mu Htoo

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how teachers can use their Sgaw Karen students’ names as a means to gaining awareness of their students’ home culture, language and…