Background/Context With a rationale informed by the demographic imperative, the
resegregation of public schools, and our positionalities as researchers, we understand both …

Different aspects of diversity have been explored in order to assess whether preservice
teachers are being prepared to meet the needs of their diverse student population. Diversity …

This study investigated preservice teachers' beliefs and attitudes about teaching culturally
and linguistically diverse students when progressing through specially designed courses …

Effective teaching in multicultural settings requires the awareness and ability to adapt to
diverse needs and viewpoints. Teachers' multicultural efficacy may be gained from …

El avance teórico y normativo de la educación en y para la diversidad cultural ha subrayado
la necesidad de adecuar la formación inicial del profesorado al carácter plural de la …

The aims of the current paper were (a) to investigate preservice teachers' own ethnic
background as a factor that affects attitudes and (b) to investigate the influence of an …

Many teachers enter classrooms with limited cross-cultural awareness and low levels of
confidence to accommodate cultural diversity. Therefore, teaching a heterogeneous body of …

International Deficit Thinking: Educational Thought and Practice explores the
incontrovertible reality of the persistent and pervasive academic achievement gap in many …

This study investigates changes in beliefs about culturally relevant teaching in a re-designed
early childhood program. Efficacy and beliefs favorable toward culturally relevant teaching …

This three-year study combines qualitative and quantitative analyses of effects of a one-
week, intensive urban field placement on 95 suburban and rural teacher candidates' self …