SpringerBriefs in Education Creating Culturally Competent Teachers in Higher Education - Pavan John Antony Fayth Vaughn-Shavuo Kartoniert (TB)

This book presents evidence of a longitudinal study in teacher preparation utilizing a threefold multicultural (TFM) model of immersion. It establishes the need for culturally responsive teachers in classrooms and outlines a proven model that can be employed to prepare them. Through the TFM model elements pre-service teacher candidates participated in class-based cohort fieldwork experience and reflective journal writings and discussions. Evidence was gathered from pre- and post-questionnaires interviews classroom discussions and journal writings along with the inclusion of student voi ces. Pre-service teacher attitudes beliefs and degree of cultural responsiveness changed post-study and candidates became more effective in the classroom highlighting the effectiveness of the TFM model. This book is an invaluable resource for universities under- and postgraduate students and teachers across the globe as it provides a teacher preparation fieldwork model that helps to prepare culturally responsive teachers for children in any classroom.