Pedagogical Multicultural Awareness. Approbation Of A Scale For Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Students From Different Ethnic Backgrounds In The Educational System

Mila Zlateva, PhD student, Dr. Youri Ianakiev, Assoc. Prof.
University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”

https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2021-2.05

Absract. The aim of the study was to explore whether pedagogical multicultural awareness and teacher’s multicultural attitudes differ in terms of variables such as demographic factors (gender and age) and professional factors (pedagogical experience and ethnic diversity of their classеs). For the aim of the present research Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS) was adapted. The scale was developed by Ponterotto, Baluch, Greig и Rivera and examines the pedagogical multicultural awareness and teachers’ attitudes towards children of different ethnic minorities in the educationаl system. The study was attended by 146 teachers from different parts of Bulgaria
The statistical analyse proved a good value for internal consistency of the scale (Cronbach’s alfa = 0,77). The results confirmed both hypotheses and indicated significant differences in teacher attitudes toward multicultural education according to gender and age variables and pedagogical experience and ethnic diversity of their classes.
Keywords: teachers’ attitudes; pedagogical multicultural awareness; attitudes in education; Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)

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