The Relationship between Cultural Identity and Learning

Researchers and education theorists have been trying to understand the relationship between the learning and the social world. It has been a challenging research to integrate cultural identity into learning. Identity formation is a long complicated process and is gradually developed in social surroundings. Cultural backgrounds of learners are significant because ethnic, racial, linguistic, social, religious or economic differences can cause cultural disconnection leading corruption of motivation to learning. On the other hand, education inevitably brings shifts, however, learners' cultural identity plays a significant role in transmission of such values. The purpose of this study is to describe the relationship between learning and cultural identity. This research was done in a deductive approach which is a qualitative study and it is a descriptive and exploratory. Available research on learning at schools and cultural identity supports positive correlations between the two as it draws on approaches that utilise learners' social and cultural experiences. Researchers have investigated successful learners and found valuable insights into cultural identity. Teachers should be aware of the cultural identities of the students and should be able to designate their learning characteristics and motivation enhancing their learning achievement. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.