Uppeldi og menntun - 01.01.2014, Side 43

Uppeldi og menntun - 01.01.2014, Side 43
Uppeldi og menntUn/icelandic JoUrnal of edUcation 23(1) 2014 43 Hanna ragnarsDÓTTir og HiLDUr BLönDaL UM HÖfUnDana Hanna Ragnarsdóttir (hannar@hi.is) er prófessor í fjölmenningarfræðum við Mennta- vísindasvið Háskóla Íslands. Hún lauk B.A.-prófi í mannfræði og sagnfræði frá Háskóla Íslands árið 1984, M.Sc.-prófi í mannfræði frá London School of Economics and Political Science árið 1986 og Dr.philos prófi í menntunarfræði frá Háskólanum í Osló árið 2007. Rannsóknir hennar hafa einkum snúist um börn og fullorðna af erlendum uppruna í íslensku samfélagi og skólum og ýmsa þætti fjölmenningarlegs skólastarfs. Hildur Blöndal (hildsvei@hi.is) var aðjunkt í fjölmenningarfræðum við Menntavísinda- svið Háskóla Íslands og er nú doktorsnemi í menntunarfræði við sama svið. Hún stundaði meistaranám í almennri uppeldisfræði við Danmarks Pædagoghøjskole í Kaupmannahöfn og lauk M.Ed.-gráðu í uppeldis og menntunarfræði frá Háskóla Íslands. Rannsóknir Hildar fjalla um nemendur með alþjóðlega vídd í lífi sínu, hnatt- rænan hreyfanleika, stöðu starfsfólks af erlendum uppruna í leik og grunnskólum, reynslu leikskólastjóra og skólastjóra grunnskóla af stjórnun í fjölbreyttum starfs- mannahópum. Multicultural learning community: Students’ experiences of studies in education program at the School of Education, University of Iceland abstract In this research we take a specific look at the International Studies in Education program at the University of Iceland’s School of Education where we seek to explore if and how the program and its underlying ideology of critical pedagogy has influ- enced the lives of seven participating women who all have an immigrant background. Through their stories we learn more about if and how being a part of this particular program has affected them in a personal way. Drawing on the knowledge gained through personal narratives and focus group interviews we seek to answer these key research questions: How can education be a key element in the empowerment of immigrant students and provide them with opportunities to reach their full potential? Where do students seek support and guidance? How can a higher education program based on critical pedagogy facilitate the empowerment of students with an immigrant background? The study has two components, a personal narrative, where participants write about their educational experience in the International Studies in Education program and focus group interviews with 3–4 participants. With globalization we have seen increased global mobility and as a result societies that are more culturally diverse than just a few decades ago. These societal changes are an inspiration for the
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