TY - CHAP
T1 - Culturally supportive pedagogy
T2 - challenges faced by North Korean immigrant students in South Korea
AU - Bao, Dat
AU - Ricci, Guilio
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This chapter identifies and presents a range of factors that impedes North Korean students’ learning and social adaptation in the South Korean educational system. Such factors include differences in learning approaches, social experiences, behaviour, mindset, language use, among others. All of these lead to low acceptance by the host towards the immigrant both in schools and in everyday communication. Attempting to stretch beyond painting a bleak picture of cultural mismatch, this chapter argues that while it seems impossible to restructure the thinking of a society overnight, small changes can take place in the everyday classroom learning through culturally sensitive activities. Such activities need to help students demonstrate respect, build social understanding, reduce communication mismatch, break social stereotypes, avoid discrimination, develop supportive principles, tolerate differences, and nurture a healthy sense of belonging. All of these are to be considered for the practice of a more inclusive, empathetic, and culturally sensitive pedagogy, which teachers would need not only to help students learn but also to strengthen teachers’ professional development.
AB - This chapter identifies and presents a range of factors that impedes North Korean students’ learning and social adaptation in the South Korean educational system. Such factors include differences in learning approaches, social experiences, behaviour, mindset, language use, among others. All of these lead to low acceptance by the host towards the immigrant both in schools and in everyday communication. Attempting to stretch beyond painting a bleak picture of cultural mismatch, this chapter argues that while it seems impossible to restructure the thinking of a society overnight, small changes can take place in the everyday classroom learning through culturally sensitive activities. Such activities need to help students demonstrate respect, build social understanding, reduce communication mismatch, break social stereotypes, avoid discrimination, develop supportive principles, tolerate differences, and nurture a healthy sense of belonging. All of these are to be considered for the practice of a more inclusive, empathetic, and culturally sensitive pedagogy, which teachers would need not only to help students learn but also to strengthen teachers’ professional development.
KW - Culturally sensitive pedagogy
KW - Empathy
KW - Adjustment
KW - Inclusivity
KW - Social stereotypes
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-16-0057-9_4
DO - 10.1007/978-981-16-0057-9_4
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9789811600562
T3 - Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
SP - 53
EP - 70
BT - Transforming Pedagogies Through Engagement with Learners, Teachers and Communities
A2 - Bao, Dat
A2 - Pham, Thanh
PB - Springer
CY - Singapore Singapore
ER -