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The "power" to change multicultural attitudes.(Report)

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| June 22, 2007 | Anderson, Gina; Szabo,Susan | COPYRIGHT 2007 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Linguistically and culturally diverse students continue to increase in our nation's schools. Pre-service teachers need to examine their multicultural attitudes and become sensitive and knowledgeable about multicultural issues in the classroom and curriculum. Using a pre-post quantitative research design, we examined 144 pre-service teachers' multicultural attitudes during a teacher preparation course. Data analysis revealed the one-semester course did not make a significant difference in pre-service teachers' attitudes. The authors argue multicultural education implementation should occur throughout the longevity of the teacher education program. ...

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