多元教「思」 計劃

DIVERSITY THROUGH UNDERSTANDING EQUITY IN TEACHING (DUET)

EDUCATION FOR MULTICULTURAL FUTURES OF ASIA RESEARCH
(EMFAR) DIALOGUE SERIES

DIVERSE PICTUREBOOKS
FOR DIVERSE CHILDREN:
TEACHERS’ DISCOURSE
AND IMPLICATIONS FOR
PRACTICE
Leveraging on a research project in the UAE that aims to develop a
catalogue of diverse picturebooks on exceptionalities and ‘the others’
in society, a presentation of diverse picturebooks will be framed across
four key themes that move from a “formulaic solution orientation to a
discursive and structural orientation approach to multicultural
pedagogy” (DiAngelo & Sensoy, 2011, p. 98): (1)_appreciation of
complexity, (2) one size does not fit all, (3)_understanding of historical
dimensions of inter-group relations, (4)_recognizing patterns in one’s
self and society. The presentation will also share findings from a study
completed in Singapore with in-service teachers on the conflicted
discourse and practice in relation to using diverse picturebooks to
promote inclusive education, revealing how exposure to diverse
picturebooks allowed spaces for cognitive disequilibrium (Szecsi et al.,
2010) and discursive compartmentalization (Tupas & Garces-Bacsal,
2016), leading to the emergence of more pluralistic approaches and
embracive pedagogies.

30 MAR 2021 (TUE) | English | Online

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (HKG) | 12:00 NN - 1:15 PM (UAE)

Dr Myra GARCES-BACSAL is the Assistant Dean for Research and

Graduate Studies of the College of Education at the United Arab
Emirates University. Prior to moving to the Middle East, she served as a
teacher educator in Singapore where she taught for eleven years. She
was nominated for an Excellence in Teaching Commendation Award in
2019, recipient of an Excellence in Teaching Commendation Award in
2012 and a Service Commendation Award in 2013. Dr.BACSAL has a
vibrant website (www.gatheringbooks.org) where she shares her Social
and Emotional Learning Bookshelf consisting of diverse picturebooks
from all over the world. Sign up here Find out more
For enquiries, please contact us at
duet@eduhk.hk or (+852) 2948 7219.