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Teacher Efficacy Beliefs toward Serving Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education: Implications of a Pilot Study
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Chu, Szu-Yin – Education and Urban Society, 2013
Educating a nation of culturally, ethnically/racially, and linguistically diverse (CLD) students is one of the many challenges facing teachers and teacher educators, resulting in teachers' questioning their ability to improve learning for these groups. Yet teacher efficacy is significantly related to student achievement, motivation, and students'…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Student Diversity, Culturally Relevant Education
Teacher Candidates' Changing Perceptions of Urban Schools: Results of a 4-Year Study
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Conaway, Betty J.; Browning, Larry J.; Purdum-Cassidy, Barbara – Action in Teacher Education, 2007
This study investigated changes in teacher candidates' perceptions of teaching in urban schools as they completed a 4-year teacher education program. Candidates were asked to respond in writing to two questions: "What are your concerns about teaching in an urban school?" and "What are the advantages of teaching in an urban…
Descriptors: School Safety, Academic Ability, Tutoring, Teacher Education Programs