摘要:This study is concerned with how children conceptualize their cultural identity, and how this conceptualization may impact their learning and socialization at school. It explores how students’ self-concept and perception of others can develop through investigations of their own cultural and ethnic backgrounds while situating their familial history within the multicultural city in which they live. Participants in this study, a class of 29 grade four students in the Greater Toronto Area, conducted online research, interviewed relatives, and created family trees to learn about their cultural heritage and gain a better understanding of themselves and their family’s history. The following paper provides an in-depth case study of three of these participants. Insights into their experiences and learnings as they engaged in this process of cultural investigation are explored and implications for policy and practice are identified.
关键词:Cultural Identity;Second-Generation Immigrants;Learning and Socialization;Multicultural Curriculum