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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- eISSN
- 2077-5504
- DOI
- 10.1108/ssrp-02-2011-b0006
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The Persona Doll Project describes an experiential intervention with undergraduate preservice teachers designed to increase awareness about diversity and apply this awareness to curriculum planning and advocacy for children. Sixty-three undergraduate students in a social studies methods class were each assigned a persona doll for the semester whose background differed from their own. Each was charged with becoming the advocate for the child, represented by the doll, by telling informed stories that would help other students better understand a level of diversity beyond what they knew from their own lives. Students heightened awareness of their own assumptions through narrative, inquiry and reflection and used that knowledge to critically analyze teaching practices that promote inclusion or exclusion. Students reported increased confidence for working in diverse communities. One goal of teacher education programs is to prepare teachers to work with students from racial/cultural/linguistic backgrounds other than their own. This article provides one example of how to address this important goal.
Journal
"Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives" – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jul 1, 2011
Keywords: early childhood education; diversity; anti-bias education; perspective taking; teacher education; storytelling