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Multicultural Teaching in Flemish Secondary Schools

The Role of Ethnic School Composition, Track, and Teachers’ Ethnic Prejudice

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ID9729992
AuthorsRoselien Vervaet (0000-0002-7065-4902, Ghent University, corresponding author), Mieke Van Houtte (0000-0002-5425-6138, Ghent University), P Stevens (0000-0002-8481-5287, Ghent University), Peter A J Stevens (Ghent University)
Year2018
Volume50
Issue3
Pages274-299
Publication date2018-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124517704290
OpenAlexW2408714360
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited46

In this study, we investigate the association between a school’s ethnic composition, the track in which teachers teach, and their level of involvement with multicultural teaching (MCT) in the Flemish context, taking into account the ethnic prejudice of teachers. Multilevel analyses of data from 590 Flemish teachers in 40 Belgian secondary schools suggest that teachers in schools with more ethnic minority pupils, teachers in vocational education, and ethnically unprejudiced teachers implement more MCT. These findings highlight the need for more research into the relationship between school features, the sociopsychological characteristics of teachers, and their involvement with MCT

Composition (language · Context (archaeology · Ethnic group · Flemish · Geography · Mathematics education · Multicultural education · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Prejudice (legal term · School teachers · Sociology · Vocational education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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