Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Offering a conceptual framework and practical strategies for teacher preparation in schools with increasingly diverse racial and ethnic student populations, this book presents a coherent approach to educating culturally responsive teachers. The authors focus on the importance of recruiting and preparing a diverse teaching force, as they propose a vision for restructuring the teacher education curriculum, reconceiving the pedagogy used to prepare prospective teachers, and transforming the institutional context in order to support the curricular and pedagogical changes they recommend.
Synopsis
Provides a coherent framework for preparing teachers to work with a diverse student population.
Synopsis
Ana MariOEa Villegas is a Professor of Curriculum and Teaching at Montclair State University. Tamara Lucas is Associate Professor of Educational Foundations at Montclair State University.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.