Educating Teachers for Diversity addresses the complex issues of how culture, race and ethnicity, and social class influence the teaching and learning processes. The author provides not only an analysis of current conditions and reforms in education, but also offers suggestions and practices for improving educational outcomes for all children.
Educating Teachers for Diversity addresses the complex issues of how culture, race and ethnicity, and social class influence the teaching and learning processes. The author provides not only an analysis of current conditions and reforms in education, but also offers suggestions and practices for improving educational outcomes for all children.
Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1The Education of Children Whose Nightmares Come Both Day and Night12The Role of Colleges of Education: Multiculturalism Through Curricular and Cultural Change153Seeing with the Cultural Eye: Different Perspectives of African American Teachers and Researchers274Caring, Competent Teachers in Complex Classrooms405They Bring More Than Their Race: Why Teachers of Color Are Essential in Today's Schools526Assessment and Equity in a Culturally Diverse Society627Educating Teachers for Diversity: A Proposal for Change70References87Index99About the Author103