While new teachers are often ill-equipped to address and discuss issues of race and culture, especially with students of color (Milner & Laughter, 2014), teacher preparation programs can provide candidates with safe spaces to explore these concepts. This study presents findings from student enrollees in redesigned teacher education courses at…

This study provides empirical data regarding multicultural education within teacher preparation programs. Individual course sections of pre-service teachers (PSTs) completing field-based teaching experiences were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups or a no-treatment control group. Quantitative measures within a…

Preparing teachers to be civic educators is especially critical in urban schools serving marginalized populations. This paper proposal describes the use of a highly interactive, student-centered, and social justice-oriented teaching strategy -- youth participatory action research (YPAR) -- to support new urban teachers working at all grades level…