Teachers as intercultural bridge-builders: Rethinking the metaphor of bridge-building
The idea that intercultural understanding should be based on in-depth knowledge about the other continues to capture the imagination of policy makers, practitioners, and researchers. According to this line of thinking, intercultural understanding is about creating a secure way of reducing cultural c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Teaching theology and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 151-162 |
| IxTheo Classification: | ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | B
teachers' professional practice
B Intercultural education B bridge-building metaphor B intercultural understanding |
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| Summary: | The idea that intercultural understanding should be based on in-depth knowledge about the other continues to capture the imagination of policy makers, practitioners, and researchers. According to this line of thinking, intercultural understanding is about creating a secure way of reducing cultural complexity, aiming to overcome what is perceived as the strangeness of the other. While this approach to intercultural understanding has been highly influential, a growing body of work has raised fundamental questions about its adequacy. This article contributes to this discussion by exploring the metaphorical expression, bridge-building, as a way to describe teachers' work with intercultural understanding. The article relates the bridge-building metaphor to the ability to develop and integrate targeted knowledge, skills, and attitudes. It also explores how the bridge-building metaphor allows us to use our cultural and social experiences to facilitate an understanding of others. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9647 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/teth.12550 |