Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie
Volume 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-120

Cultural background or cultural beliefs? What role do immigration background and multicultural beliefs play for teaching children with immigrant backgrounds? [Multikulturelle Überzeugungen Herkunft oder Überzeugung? Welche Rolle spielen der Migrationshintergrund und multikulturelle Überzeugungen für das Unterrichten von Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund?] (Article)

Hachfeld A.* , Schroeder S. , Anders Y. , Hahn A. , Kunter M.
  • a Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Lentzeallee 94, DE-14195 Berlin, Germany
  • b Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Lentzeallee 94, DE-14195 Berlin, Germany, Universität Kassel, Germany
  • c Otto-Friedrich-Universität, Bamberg, Germany
  • d University of Colorado Boulder, United States
  • e Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Lentzeallee 94, DE-14195 Berlin, Germany, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Abstract

Various initiatives have recently been launched to attract more teachers with immigrant backgrounds, under the assumption that they are better equipped to teach in multicultural contexts. However, whether teachers differ in their professional competence to cater for students with immigrant backgrounds has not yet been empirically established, and it remains unclear whether any such differences would be attributable to the teachers' own immigration background. Based on the COACTIV model of teachers' professional competence, and drawing on a sample of 433 trainee teachers with and without immigrant backgrounds, this study (a) investigated trainee teachers' enthusiasm, self-efficacy, and prejudices with respect to teaching students with immigrant backgrounds and (b) tested whether the relationship between immigration background and these variab les was mediated by multicultural beliefs. Results from structural equation modeling confirmed that multicultural beliefs had an indirect effect: participants with immigrant backgrounds reported higher multicultural beliefs which were in turn associated with higher self-efficacy and enthusiasm and lower levels of prejudice. © 2012 Verlag Hans Huber, Hogrefe AG, Bern.

Author Keywords

Prejudices professional competence multiculturalism Cultural beliefs Motivational orientations Beginning teachers with immigrant background

Index Keywords

[No Keywords available]
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84860675837&doi=10.1024%2f1010-0652%2fa000064&partnerID=40&md5=102142802b7677cd77857876552072cb
DOI: 10.1024/1010-0652/a000064
ISSN: 10100652
Cited by: 17
Original Language: German