Identifying Program Characteristics for Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Diversity

Literaturnachweis - Detailanzeige

Trefferliste

Autor/in	Akiba, Motoko
Titel	Identifying Program Characteristics for Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Diversity
Quelle	In: Teachers College Record, 113 (2011) 3, S.658-697 (40 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-9620
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Constructivism (Learning); Field Experience Programs; Student Diversity; Teacher Educators; Multicultural Education; Culturally Relevant Education; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Teacher Education Curriculum; Preservice Teachers; Attitude Change; Beliefs; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Surveys; Pretests Posttests; Classroom Environment; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Praxisnahes Lernen; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerbildung; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Belief; Glaube; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima
Abstract	Background/Context: Educating pre-service teachers to develop multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills for teaching diverse students is a major responsibility of teacher education program coordinators and teacher educators. Numerous studies have discussed and explored the characteristics of teacher preparation that improve pre-service teachers' competency to teach diverse students. However, only a few empirical studies have examined the relationship between preparation characteristics and pre-service teachers' multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. Research Questions: The study answered two research questions: 1) How do the initial level and change in pre-service teachers' beliefs about diversity in personal and professional contexts differ by their background characteristics? and 2) What characteristics of teacher preparation for diversity reported by pre-service teachers are associated with positive changes in their beliefs about diversity in personal and professional contexts, controlling for their background characteristics? Participants: The participants were 243 pre-service teachers enrolled in eight sections in a diversity course and accompanied field experience component in a teacher education program in a Midwest Research I university. Research Design: Pre- and post-surveys were conducted to examine: 1) pre-service teachers' background characteristics (gender, socioeconomic status, class standing, hometown location, and prior exposure to diversity), 2) beliefs about diversity in personal and professional contexts, and 3) four characteristics of teacher preparation for diversity: classroom as a learning community; instructor modeling constructivist and culturally-responsive teaching; field experience for understanding diverse students; and opportunity for reflection. Findings: The study found that three characteristics of teacher preparation for diversity reported by pre-service teachers: 1) classroom as a learning community, 2) instructor modeling constructivist and culturally-responsive teaching, and 3) field experience for understanding diverse students were significantly associated with positive changes in pre-service teachers' beliefs about diversity in both personal and professional contexts. Conclusions/Recommendations: Creating a sense of community in classrooms, and modeling constructivist and culturally responsive teaching are likely to promote positive beliefs about diversity among pre-service teachers. In addition, field experiences should promote pre-service teachers' interactions with people from diverse backgrounds, assign a mentor to support their learning experience and promote self reflection, and provide opportunities to understand the connection with diversity coursework. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Teachers College, Columbia University. P.O. Box 103, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3774; Fax: 212-678-6619; e-mail: tcr@tc.edu; Web site: http://www.tcrecord.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10