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LEARNING CULTURE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION
Volume 28, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lcsi.2020.100472
Keywords
Funds of knowledge; Funds of identity; Primary education; Personal and social functioning; Social cohesion
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- Dutch National Funding Agency for Educational Research (NRO) [40.5.18500.008]
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The theory of funds of knowledge/ identity (FoK/I) advocates for teaching that draws on students' knowledge, skills and experiences, which can have positive effects on students' personal and social functioning, learning attitudes, and classroom atmosphere.
Knowledge that students acquire outside school may not be recognized in school when teachers have different social-cultural backgrounds than their students. The theory of funds of knowledge/ identity (FoK/I) makes a plea for teaching that draws on students' knowledge, skills and experiences. We investigated how using students' FoK/I affected their personal and social functioning and the social cohesion in the classroom, using a mixed-method quasi-experimental design. Thirteen teachers applied several ways of drawing on their students' FoK/I; eight teachers and their students participated as a control group. Student questionnaire data were collected (N = 299; pre-post control group) and students from the intervention group were interviewed (N = 67). Teachers from the intervention group completed logbooks and were interviewed individually twice during the intervention, and in a focus group setting after the intervention. The quantitative data did not show significant effects. However, teachers and students reported effects on students' engagement, learning behavior, learning attitudes, collaboration skills, self-confidence, general well-being in the classroom, ambitions and perspective taking. Also positive effects on the climate in the classroom were reported: students getting to know each other better, increased respect among students, improved interactions, increased involvement in learning, and a more positive atmosphere in the classroom.
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