A qualitative study of students’ perception on multicultural competence of academic teachers in India

Ludwikowska, Kamila

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“…The items of the TCI pertained to four dimensions, named teacher competences: stimulating students for their achievement, using different teaching approaches to improve student learning, preparing students to be globally competent, creating a supportive learning environment. The items for each competence were identified theoretically through literature review and operationally through the results of qualitative author's research on students' perception of competences for academic teachers in India (Ludwikowska, 2017). Data address teaching competences needed by higher education in the coming decades.…”

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Teacher competence inventory

Ludwikowska

2019

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Purpose Teachers at the tertiary level play an essential role in the expansion of quality in higher education. The issue of competence and its development has particular importance in creating the new landscape of the twenty-first century. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop validated inventory identifying future-oriented competences required for the teaching profession in the changing environment of higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach In the study, teacher competences and related teacher’s behavior were theoretically defined and underwent principal factor analysis. The survey was carried out among teachers, students and graduates of HEIs in India. Findings The analysis revealed future-oriented teacher competences resulting from the globalization process of the teaching profession. Testing the inventory indicated that there was a high Cronbach’s α reliability. Results show that the inventory enjoyed proper internal consistency for four dimensions as general teaching competences. The inventory with 66 items and four factors explained 47.279 percent of the total variance and indicated a strong factor model. Practical implications Teacher competence inventory (TCI) can be used to modernize study programs of teacher education and shift focus toward future-oriented competences required for the teaching profession in HEIs in India. Therefore, TCI could be essential to prepare teachers for the changing environment of teaching. Originality/value This study is an essential step in reorienting the process of teacher education toward professional development aimed at developing future-oriented competences in the teaching profession. It proposes to develop an instrument measuring teacher competences areas and related teacher behavior.

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“…In this way, we talk about multiculturally-minded teachers [17] with a developed multicultural competence, who are competent to manage cultural diversity in the classroom and capable of teaching young people from different cultural backgrounds [18].…”

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Investigation into the Professional Culture of a Foreign Language Teacher in a Multicultural Classroom from Faculty and International Students’ Perspectives

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Recent studies have shown that the number of international students, who are academically mobile, is growing. As a result, higher education institutions aim at competitiveness in the world market. Therefore, the core issue of the following work is a process of adaptation of international students to a new educational environment, especially to the process of English teaching and learning in new frameworks. Thus, the purpose of the study is to understand the role of a language teacher in the process of international students’ foreign language learning by comparing faculty’s and students’ views on certain aspects of the educational process. For the following study, quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data using questionnaires with closed-ended and open-ended questions were applied, and the data analysis was carried out. The data obtained from the conducted survey reveals the importance of studying English for international students, their motivation and difficulties that they have to face. Moreover, the obtained data show the great complexity of the English syllabus and ways of its adaptation to the needs of international students. Furthermore, the results of the survey determine an important role of the professional culture of the second language teacher in the context of integrating students into the Russian academic environment.

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The effects of native versus multicultural classes on teacher self-efficacy: a case study of Turkish instructors

Tulgar

2020

Globalisation, Societies and Education

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A qualitative study of students’ perception on multicultural competence of academic teachers in India

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Teacher competence inventory

Teacher competence inventory

Investigation into the Professional Culture of a Foreign Language Teacher in a Multicultural Classroom from Faculty and International Students’ Perspectives

The effects of native versus multicultural classes on teacher self-efficacy: a case study of Turkish instructors

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