Going Inward
The Role of Cultural Introspection in College Teaching
Susan Diana Longerbeam, Alicia Fedelina Chávez, Shirley R. Steinberg, Norman K. Denzin, Susan Diana Longerbeam, Alicia Fedelina Chávez
- 226 pages
- English
- PDF
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Going Inward
The Role of Cultural Introspection in College Teaching
Susan Diana Longerbeam, Alicia Fedelina Chávez, Shirley R. Steinberg, Norman K. Denzin, Susan Diana Longerbeam, Alicia Fedelina Chávez
About This Book
Going Inward is a pragmatic text for faculty in all disciplines who desire to deepen their reflection on teaching. Through the culturally introspective writings of faculty in a variety of academic disciplines, readers will gain a deeper understanding of faculty cultural influences on college teaching and student learning. This book introduces readers to cultural self-reflection as a powerful tool for insight into how our values and beliefs from our cultural and familial upbringing influence our teaching practice. Cultural self-reflection is a process for generating insights and empathy toward serving students from backgrounds and cultures both similar to and different from one's own. The integrated design of the book's three parts – cultural introspection, faculty culture and teaching autobiographies, and developing a culturally introspective practice – makes this book helpful to teaching faculty and academic administrators.