The possibility of cosmopolitan learning : reflecting on future directions for diversity teacher education in Australia

Carol Reid, Arathi Sriprakash

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)15-29
    Number of pages15
    JournalAsia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
    Volume40
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Keywords

    • Australia
    • multicultural education
    • multiculturalism
    • teachers
    • training of

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