Abstract
This paper is situated in the re-visioning ethos that has been part of the genealogy of multicultural education. In the context of teacher education, the authors ask: where to now? In this paper, they reflect on their design and delivery of a new undergraduate unit offered by the School of Education, University of Western Sydney. The unit attempted to work through ideas of 'cosmopolitanism' as a way of rethinking diversity education for the twenty-first century. The paper offers a critical review of multiculturalism in teacher education and examines theories associated with cosmopolitanism in the education context. The authors examine the ways in which a 'cosmopolitan imagination' might have relevance in contemporary contexts of diversity in Australia, and particularly in the western and south-western Sydney region in which they teach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-29 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Australia
- multicultural education
- multiculturalism
- teachers
- training of