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Culturally Sensitive Learning Practices

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In today’s global world, to provide meaningful education teacher librarians and their students need to become culturally competent: open to learning about other cultures and sharing one’s own culture, able to change personal perspectives, and able to communicate effectively across cultures. Hofstede’s model of cultural dimensions provides a framework for examining culturally sensitive library implications. Specific strategies are suggested to address language barriers, student–teacher relations, choosing resources, learning activities, technical issues, and assessment.

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Farmer, L.S.J. (2012). Culturally Sensitive Learning Practices. In: Orey, M., Jones, S., Branch, R. (eds) Educational Media and Technology Yearbook. Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, vol 36. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1305-9_14

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