Promoting Multicultural Understanding and Positive Self-Concept through a Distance Learning Community: Cultural Connections.

Cifuentes, Lauren; Murphy, Karen L.

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ERIC Number: EJ605379

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Publication Date: 2000

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Promoting Multicultural Understanding and Positive Self-Concept through a Distance Learning Community: Cultural Connections.

Cifuentes, Lauren; Murphy, Karen L.

Educational Technology Research and Development, v48 n1 p69-83 2000

Explores the effectiveness of distance learning and multimedia technologies in facilitating an expanded learning community between geographically separated elementary and secondary schools with Hispanic students in Texas. Highlights include the Cultural Connections program; teacher collaboration; curricular activities; identity-forming multicultural activities; interactive videoconferencing; multicultural understanding; and students' positive self-concept. (Contains 52 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans, Instructional Effectiveness, Interactive Video, Learning Activities, Multicultural Education, Multimedia Instruction, Self Concept, Teacher Collaboration

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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