Nurturing Multicultural Competence in an Early Childhood Graduate Teacher Licensure Program

Autor/inn/en	Hasslen, Robin C.; Bacharach, Nancy
Titel	Nurturing Multicultural Competence in an Early Childhood Graduate Teacher Licensure Program
Quelle	In: Action in Teacher Education, 29 (2007) 1, S.32-41 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-6620
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Field Experience Programs; Children; Teacher Education; Alternative Teacher Certification; Cultural Pluralism; Multicultural Education; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Competencies; Graduate Students; Program Effectiveness; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Teacher Characteristics; Student Diversity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Praxisnahes Lernen; Child; Kind; Kinder; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Kulturpluralismus; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrkunst; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie
Abstract	This study was designed to describe effective ways to address cultural competency in the education of early childhood teachers in a graduate-level alternative preparation program. The study's 2 major questions were as follows: Can a 15-month graduate-level intensive alternative licensure program's coursework and field experiences provide students with the knowledge and dispositions to teach in culturally competent ways? Is it possible for a teacher preparation institution, through an alternative educational program, to provide schools with culturally competent teachers? Both quantitative and qualitative data demonstrate that students perceive that they have the knowledge and dispositions to interact appropriately with diverse classroom populations. Implications for future programs, as well as a description of the graduate-level program, are provided. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10