ERIC Number: EJ1383855
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4845
Examining Early Childhood Teacher Candidate's Perceptions of Diversity Regarding Material Selection
Storie, Sloan O.; Coogle, Christan Grygas
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v43 n2 p129-141 Aug 2023
Providing opportunities for reflection is one way to gain a deeper understanding of teacher candidate's perceptions of diversity and how their perceptions regarding diversity evolve. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of reflections to explore teacher candidates' perceptions regarding instructional material selection. By prompting teacher candidates to consider their selection of materials to use with diverse learners within inclusive, bilingual, early childhood classrooms, we were able to organize data within themes and use pattern coding to identify subthemes that emerged. The a priori themes included identify, describe, judge, and apply. Various subthemes emerged within teacher candidates' reflection matrices (general statements on diversity, combination, age, ability, cultural, and individual). Results revealed that teacher candidates increased their consideration of some areas of diversity (i.e., general statements on diversity, cultural) while others stayed constant (i.e., combination, age, ability).
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Diversity, Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Student Diversity, Early Childhood Education, Attitude Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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