Towards a culturally and socially relevant teacher education: lessons from preservice teachers’ curriculum ideologies

Translated title of the contribution: Towards a culturally and socially relevant teacher education: lessons from preservice teachers’ curriculum ideologies

César H. Peña-Sandoval, Patricia Venegas-Weber

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Abstract

This study aimed to identify the predominant curriculum ideologies among preservice teachers at Chilean universities, analyzing the formative potential that this knowledge has for teacher education. Enacting a FONDECYT project, information was collected using the Inventory of Curriculum Ideologies, which was answered by 433 participants from four universities located in different Chilean regions. Curriculum ideologies, a sociocultural perspective, and a social justice approach were used as theoretical lenses. The results showed that the predominant ideology was learner-centered and, in concomitance with social reconstructionism, enabled ideological hybridity. Also relevant was the presence of eclecticism and, to a lesser extent, anti-academicism. These results fostered emerging concepts such as critical-reflexive hybridity, promoting curricular enrichment in teacher education. The conclusions point to greater social and cultural relevance to serve disadvantaged students in the school system.

Translated title of the contributionTowards a culturally and socially relevant teacher education: lessons from preservice teachers’ curriculum ideologies
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-98
Number of pages12
JournalFormacion Universitaria
Volume15
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Culturally relevant pedagogy
  • Curriculum ideologies
  • Initial teacher education
  • Social justice
  • Sociocultural perspective

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