@article{CivitilloSchachnerJuangetal.2017, author = {Civitillo, Sauro and Schachner, Maja Katharina and Juang, Linda P. and van de Vijver, Fons J. R. and Handrick, Anna and Noack, Peter}, title = {Towards a better understanding of cultural diversity approaches at school}, series = {Learning, Culture and Social Interaction}, volume = {12}, journal = {Learning, Culture and Social Interaction}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {2210-6561}, doi = {10.1016/j.lcsi.2016.09.002}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The current study investigates two types of cultural diversity approaches at school, namely (1) fostering equality and (2) promoting cultural pluralism. Adopting a mixed-methods design, this study assesses teachers' (n = 207) and students' (n = 1,644) self-reported perceptions of descriptive norms and evaluates school practices and artefacts in the physical and virtual environment of 22 secondary schools in south-west Germany. Results showed that in all schools under investigation teachers and students perceived descriptive norms fostering mostly equality. A wide variety of practices and artefacts was found, revealing a third distinct cultural approach leaning towards endorsing the majority culture. Different practices and artefacts were linked to an emphasis on equality, cultural pluralism, and endorsing the majority culture. Implications for educational policy, as well as applied diversity research, are discussed.}, language = {en} } @article{CivitilloJuangBadraetal.2018, author = {Civitillo, Sauro and Juang, Linda P. and Badra, Marcel and Schachner, Maja Katharina}, title = {The interplay between culturally responsive teaching, cultural diversity beliefs, and self-reflection}, series = {Teaching and Teacher Education}, volume = {77}, journal = {Teaching and Teacher Education}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0742-051X}, doi = {10.1016/j.tate.2018.11.002}, pages = {341 -- 351}, year = {2018}, abstract = {This investigation examined the dynamic relation between culturally responsive teaching, teacher cultural diversity beliefs, and self-reflection on own teaching. A multiple case study with four ethnic German teachers was conducted using classroom video observations (3 lesson units X 2 raters) and post observation interviews in a culturally and ethnically diverse high school. For these teachers there was a high congruence between culturally responsive teaching and cultural diversity beliefs. Yet their degree of cultural responsiveness and their beliefs differed across teachers. The teachers who were observed to be more culturally responsive also showed elaborated patterns of self-reflection on their own teaching.}, language = {en} } @article{CivitilloJuangSchachner2021, author = {Civitillo, Sauro and Juang, Linda P. and Schachner, Maja}, title = {Stressing similarities or ignoring differences?}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Erziehungswissenschaft : ZfE}, volume = {24}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Erziehungswissenschaft : ZfE}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer VS/Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH}, address = {Wiesbaden}, issn = {1434-663X}, doi = {10.1007/s11618-021-00995-9}, pages = {135 -- 153}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The color-evasive ideology (commonly termed "colorblindness") proposes that ethnic and cultural group memberships should be deemphasized. Yet there is a conceptual confusion around the meaning and measurement of color-evasiveness, and this construct is not used consistently in the international as well as German literature. Our purpose is to investigate whether two underlying forms of the color-evasive ideology (i.e., stressing similarities and ignoring differences) are two distinct, albeit related, constructs. We tested this hypothesis by applying these two forms of the color-evasive ideology to teachers' cultural diversity beliefs. In two cross-sectional field studies conducted with pre-service teachers (Study 1, n = 210), and in-service teachers (Study 2, n = 99), questionnaire items on the stressing similarities ideology and items on the ignoring differences ideology loaded on two separate factors, providing a better fit to the data than the one-factor model. Mean scores on these two types of color-evasive ideology also differed substantially, indicating that participants across the two studies mainly endorsed the stressing similarities perspective. The stressing similarities and ignoring differences ideologies related differently to other intergroup ideologies (i.e., multiculturalism and polyculturalism), and showed different patterns to psychosocial functioning in culturally diverse classrooms (i.e., cultural diversity-related stress).}, language = {en} } @article{CivitillodeMoorVervloed2016, author = {Civitillo, Sauro and de Moor, Jan M. H. and Vervloed, Mathijs P. J.}, title = {Netherlands: An exploratory study}, series = {Support for Learning : British Journal of Learning Support}, volume = {31}, journal = {Support for Learning : British Journal of Learning Support}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0268-2141}, doi = {10.1111/1467-9604.12119}, pages = {104 -- 121}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Teachers' beliefs are crucial to the success of inclusion programmes and reform efforts for children with special educational needs (SEN). Based on this evidence, one hundred and thirty-nine primary pre-service teachers from one training institution in the Netherlands completed an adapted version of a measure of beliefs towards inclusive education. In contrast to previous studies on pre-service teachers, results of this study showed participants held neutral or negative beliefs towards this matter. In addition, limited time for pupils received the highest rating as a barrier to inclusion, whereas direct teaching experience was the most preferred method of inclusion. The implications of this study for practice and indications for future research are discussed.}, language = {en} } @article{CivitilloDenessenMolenaar2016, author = {Civitillo, Sauro and Denessen, Eddie and Molenaar, Inge}, title = {HOW TO SEE THE CLASSROOM THROUGH THE EYES OF A TEACHER: CONSISTENCY BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS ON DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENTIATION PRACTICES}, series = {Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs}, volume = {16}, journal = {Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {1471-3802}, doi = {10.1111/1471-3802.12190}, pages = {587 -- 591}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Nowadays, teachers must deal, as never before, with diversity in classrooms. Differentiation practices help teachers to address this diversity in an inclusive setting. However, teachers' perceptions about classroom heterogeneity are fundamental to examine whether they are competent to screen their pupils' needs. The present study used a qualitative research design in order to understand how four teachers who teach the same classroom of a secondary school recognise and address those diverse educational needs within a classroom. Results showed a distinct view of students' diversity within a classroom. Moreover, differentiation strategies to respond to this perceived diversity were only partially used.}, language = {en} } @misc{CivitilloJuangSchachner2018, author = {Civitillo, Sauro and Juang, Linda P. and Schachner, Maja Katharina}, title = {Challenging beliefs about cultural diversity in education}, series = {Educational Research Review}, volume = {24}, journal = {Educational Research Review}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {1747-938X}, doi = {10.1016/j.edurev.2018.01.003}, pages = {67 -- 83}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Teaching culturally diverse classrooms starts from embracing beliefs that recognise the strengths of cultural diversity. Research is needed to understand how teacher training contributes to shaping pre-service teachers' beliefs about cultural diversity. Accordingly, the purpose of this review is to 1) provide a description of main components and contextual characteristics of teacher trainings targeting cultural diversity beliefs, 2) report the training effects, and 3) detail the methodological strengths and weaknesses of these studies. A total of 36 studies published between 2005 and 2015 that used a longitudinal assessment of cultural diversity beliefs were reviewed. The collective results of these studies indicate a large variance amongst trainings, with experiential learning shifting cultural diversity beliefs positively. However, existing studies have significant limitations in the study design and training evaluation that hinder their conclusions regarding internal and external validity and point towards new directions for future research.}, language = {en} } @article{VietzeSchwarzenthalMoffittetal.2022, author = {Vietze, Jana and Schwarzenthal, Miriam and Moffitt, Ursula and Civitillo, Sauro}, title = {Beyond 'migrant background': how to select relevant, social justice oriented, and feasible social categories in educational research}, series = {European journal of psychology of education}, volume = {38}, journal = {European journal of psychology of education}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0256-2928}, doi = {10.1007/s10212-022-00611-2}, pages = {389 -- 408}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Across continental Europe, educational research samples are often divided by 'migrant background', a binary variable criticized for masking participant heterogeneity and reinforcing exclusionary norms of belonging. This study endorses more meaningful, representative, and precise research by offering four guiding questions for selecting relevant, social justice oriented, and feasible social categories for collecting and analysing data in psychological and educational research. Using a preregistered empirical example, we first compare selected social categories ('migrant background', family heritage, religion, citizenship, cultural identification, and generation status) in their potential to reveal participant heterogeneity. Second, we investigate differences in means and relations between variables (discrimination experiences, perceived societal Islamophobia, and national identity) and academic motivation among 1335 adolescents in Germany (48\% female, M-age = 14.69). Regression analyses and multigroup SEM revealed differential experiences with and implications of discrimination for academic motivation. Results highlight the need for a deliberate, transparent use of social categories to make discrimination visible and centre participants' subjective experiences.}, language = {en} }