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Assessing Preservice Teachers' Zones of Concern and Comfort with Multicultural Education

Examined preservice teachers' concerns and comfort with concepts and practices advocated as approaches to multicultural education. Data from surveys conducted at different points throughout a cultural-awareness course indicated that students believed in the need for multicultural education but differed greatly regarding choices for preferred approaches to multicultural education. Students' attitudes were formed before completing any substantive coursework. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Montecinos, Carmen, Rios, Francisco A.
• Date Published: Sum
• Journal/Secondary Title: Teacher Education Quarterly
• Number: 3
• Volume: 26
• Year: 1999

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: Educational Opportunities
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Equal Education
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Preservice Teacher Education
• Subject: Racial Attitudes
• Subject: Racial Bias
• Subject: Student Teacher Attitudes
• Subject: Student-Teachers
• Subject: Teaching Methods

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