Preparing Monocultural Teachers for a Multicultural World: Attitudes toward Inner-City Schools.

Aaronsohn, Elizabeth; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ507626

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Publication Date: 1995

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Preparing Monocultural Teachers for a Multicultural World: Attitudes toward Inner-City Schools.

Aaronsohn, Elizabeth; And Others

Equity & Excellence in Education, v28 n1 p5-9 Apr 1995

Three teacher educators investigated attitudes of education majors toward inner-city schools. Interventions were effective in changing attitudes of about 40 percent of the 80 students, attitudes that initially reflected the dominant European American culture and the media-perpetuated myths about the inner city. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Education Majors, Inner City, Intervention, Multicultural Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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