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Nuby, Jackie – Multicultural Perspectives, 2010
This eight-year longitudinal study deals with the effects of an intense inner-city cultural immersion experience on fifth-year secondary students. Over 250 preservice teachers were given orientations to the inner-city setting and were placed in one of two select inner-city high schools. Approximately 30 students took part in the one-week cultural…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Longitudinal Studies, Urban Schools
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Colombo, Michaela W. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2007
In response to the underachievement of its Latino children, one district implemented Parent Partnership for Achieving Literacy (PAL), a program to build cultural bridges between home and school. Professional development (PD) that helped mainstream teachers develop cultural competence to work effectively with Latino children and their families was…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development, Cultural Pluralism, Hispanic American Students