ERIC Number: EJ762055
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0890-6459
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Meeting in the Middle: Preparing Teachers on Predominantly White Campuses for Diverse Classrooms
Reyes, Cynthia; Bishop, Penny A.
Teacher Education and Practice, v18 n2 p137-156 Spr 2005
The current discourse in teacher preparation emphasizes the critical need for teachers to work in multicultural settings. The unique challenges inherent in preparing teachers at a predominantly White institution to teach in diverse classrooms include the critical examination of teacher candidates' White privilege, instructor readiness, and access to diverse student populations. This article documents two instructors' development of a partnership between a teacher preparation program on a predominantly White campus and an urban after-school program in a neighboring state as a means of preparing teachers to work in increasingly diverse schools.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Cultural Pluralism, Whites, Student Diversity, Consciousness Raising, Teacher Competencies, Student Teacher Attitudes, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Racial Factors, Critical Thinking, Ethnic Stereotypes, Grade 8, Professional Development Schools
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Education Level: Grade 8; Higher Education
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