ERIC Number: ED592328
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Publication Date: 2016-Apr-9
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Preparing Culturally Competent Teachers: An Empirical Investigation of Multicultural Education Strategies
Barajas, Mark Steven
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Washington, DC, Apr 8-12, 2016)
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 pretest-intervention-posttest research design were used to assess the effectiveness of variation in pedagogical approach of multicultural teacher education and to examine how differences in field placement sites might affect PSTs' cultural competence. Sample (n = 86) results indicated treatment group participants experienced significant (p = .001) and meaningful (n2 = .303) change in attitudes and beliefs regarding multiculturalism and diversity. Findings highlight the importance of intentionally designed curriculum and differences between didactic and experiential approaches to multicultural teacher education.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Multicultural Education, Attitude Change, Pretests Posttests, Curriculum Design, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Field Experience Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Placement, Student Attitudes, Student Diversity, Experiential Learning, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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