Narrative inquiry in a multicultural landscape : multicultural teaching and learning / JoAnn Phillion ; foreword by Michael Connelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillion, JoAnn.

Series:

Issues in curriculum theory, policy, and research.

Issues in curriculum theory, policy, and research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--Canada--Case studies.

Multicultural education.

Education--Social aspects--Canada--Case studies.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The heart of this study is a detailed narrative account of a teacher in an inner-city school. For two years, the author collaborated with an immigrant teacher from the Caribbean, studying her practice from three perspectives: place-the community and school landscape; temporality-the history of the school and current programs; and interaction-the teacher's relationship with the school, parents, and students. Current ways of examining multicultural issues focus on the analysis of broad factors affecting large groups of people. In the process, the individual is subsumed within catagories and the subtle nuances of experiences are lost. The narrative approach outlined in the book offers a new perspective on multiculturalism and research into multicultural education, one the author terms narrative multiculturalism. Narrative multiculturalism begins with experience as it is shaped by the contexts in which people live and work. It is also shaped by broader societal and global forces. In this approach, multiculturalism is viewed as a fluid process, continually evolving, changing, and transforming. Narrative multiculturalism develops an in-depth understanding of individual experiences and thereby creates an alternate perspective on multiculturalism.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Michael Connelly vii

Acknowledgments xi

Prologue: The Topography of the Inquiry Landscape xv

PART I: A NARRATIVE OF THE ARCHEOLOGY

OF THE INQUIRY LANDSCAPE 1

Chapter 1 Excavating the Autobiographical Roots of the

Inquiry Landscape 3

Chapter 2 Excavating the Theoretical Roots of the Inquiry

Landscape 17

PART II: THE MULTICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF

BAY STREET SCHOOL 29

Chapter 3 The Contours of the Physical Landscape

of Bay Street School 31

Chapter 4 The Temporal Landscape: Bay Street

School History 45

Chapter 5 A Glimpse of Bay Street School in the Present 61

PART III: NARRATIVES OF MULTICULTURAL

TEACHING AND LEARNING 73

Chapter 6 Classroom Life 75

Chapter 7 Classroom Stories 87

PART IV: NARRATIVE INQUIRY IN A MULTI-

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE 105

Chapter 8 A Story of Becoming a Narrative Inquirer

in a Multicultural Landscape 107

Chapter 9 Sharing the Story with Pam 127

Chapter 10 Reflections on Multicultural Teaching

and Learning 145

Epilogue: Narrative-Multiculturalism-Love-Hope 155

References 159

Index 167.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-166) and index.

ISBN:

9798400689321

9786610314966

9781280314964

1280314966

9780313010521

0313010528

OCLC:

55470121