Intercultural competence and the role of technology in teacher education

Davis, N., Cho, M. O., & Hagenson, L. (2005). Intercultural competence and the role of technology in teacher education. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 4 (4), 384-394.

This article "focuses on intercultural education and the role of technology to facilitate such education in formal courses of teacher ed and in the lifelong reflective practices of educators. The role that information and communication technologies have in increasing the need for education related to globalization and to the increasing digital divide is also recognized. Intercultural ed is a general term pertaining to the ability to understand, empathize with, and respect all ethnicities. Multicultural ed, inclusive ed, ed for social justice, and international ed are terms often associated with intercultural ed. " Three theorectical perspectives and various challenges of applying technology to intercultural education are introduced.