This chapter describes the context of teacher education. Included is a discussion of
multicultural policy and teacher preparation; the significance for multicultural education of …

In 1964 the Civil Rights Act passed by Congress declared that discrimination based on race,
color, national origin, or sex was prohibited. As a result, schools across the nation were …

Despite the fact that most teacher education programs report that they have thoroughly
incorporated diversity perspectives and multicultural content into the curriculum, external …

The failure of major educational reform efforts to acknowledge the multicultural needs of
tomorrow's teachers illustrates the marginal status that issues of multicultural education and …

Questions about the place and nature of multiculturalism in teacher education continue to be
contentious and problematic. Several recent developments make them at once more …

CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY ARE PROBABLY the most prominent areas of reform in
multicultural education discourse. Educators debate ways to reshape and transform teacher …

Three decades ago, in 1972, the first of several Commissions on Multicultural Education
sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) made …

This document is a collection of nine papers, each of which recommends strategies for the
implementation of multicultural education. Also examined are specific issues, including …

Adecade of increasing cultural, linguistic, and economic diversity among school-age
children and youth has focused national attention on the need to reform preservice teacher …

Multicultural Teacher Education pain and anger of the other has been reduced to what they
know. Unfortunately, what they know is limited and does not reflect back on themselves or …