Cultural Research and Teacher Education

Coppens, Andrew D.

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Cultural Research and Teacher Education

Andrew D. Coppens²

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Cross-cultural psychology; Cultural psychology; Multicultural teacher education; Sociocultural research

The scientific study of teaching and learning – the basis of teacher education – has traditionally viewed core educational processes as individual and cognitive. For example, in educational psychology literatures, motivation has overwhelmingly been conceptualized either as an innate and internal drive or as mental content in the form of goals, values, expectations, and mindsets. This approach has generated a wealth of insights regarding motivation, self-regulation, and other aspects of learning.

However, without understanding the embedded quality of teaching and learning in cultural contexts, an individualistic approach can narrow understanding of the origins and nature of educational issues and can limit possibilities for intervention. One such issue concerns academic achievement differences between individual students or social groups. If two students in the same...

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Education Department, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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WMIER, The University of Waikato WMIER, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Michael A. Peters

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Institute of Education, Massey University, New Zealand, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Massey University, New Zealand, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Coppens, A.D. (2019). Cultural Research and Teacher Education. In: Peters, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Teacher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1179-6_368-1

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1179-6_368-1
Received: 11 June 2019
Accepted: 19 July 2019
Published: 01 September 2019
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-1179-6
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-1179-6
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