Published Resources Details Journal Article

Author
Gutentag, T., et al.
Title
Teachers' Approaches toward Cultural Diversity Predict Diversity-Related Burnout and Self-Efficacy
In
Journal of Teacher Education
Imprint
vol. 69, no. 4, 2018, pp. 408-419
Abstract

We examine the ways in which, and the extent to which, DOPA (Diversity in Organizations: Perceptions and Approaches; that is, asset, problem, challenge, or nonissue) approaches predict teachers' diversity-related burnout and immigration-related self-efficacy. One hundred thirty-six schoolteachers completed a self-report questionnaire measuring diversity-related burnout and self-efficacy, approaches toward cultural diversity, attitudes toward multiculturalism, and demographics. It was found that the teachers' perception of the immigrant student as an asset and not as a problem was related to lower diversity-related burnout and to higher immigration-related self-efficacy. Future research should focus on possible interventions with teachers on the ways in which approaches to cultural diversity are developed, negotiated, and adopted.