Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: As the student population within the United States" K-12 public schools becomes increasingly diverse (Banks, 2007), multicultural education is of the essence.Thus, it is imperative for teacher education programs to prepare pre-service teachers to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary in order to foster a holistic multicultural education in K-12 classrooms and schools.However, in order to achieve the aforementioned, teacher educators must gain an awareness of pre-service teachers" understanding of multicultural education.This qualitative research study, which represented an ethnographic case study, examined pre-service teachers" understanding of multicultural education.More specifically, the pre-service teachers" understanding of multicultural education was analyzed within James A. Banks" (2007) conceptual framework, "the dimensions of multicultural education" (p.83).Furthermore, this study examined how an introductory education course impacted the pre-service teachers" understanding of multicultural education.iii The participants in this study were pre-service teachers enrolled in an introductory education course at the Judith Herb College of Education at The University of Toledo.The researcher employed the use of multiple data collection methods, and the data generated from pre-and post-questionnaires, philosophy papers, and field notes were analyzed.The data analysis provided insight into the pre-service teachers" understanding of multicultural education, and it indicated that the course influenced their understanding.The results from this study could be utilized to develop or contribute to the further development of an introductory education course.iv For my mother.special thanks to you for always lending an open ear and for always expressing interest in my research and studies.It truly means a lot to me.I would like to thank my parents, as well as my brother, Belal, and my sister, Jameela, for listening to my many hours of talk related to educational and social issues.I would like to thank Dr. Lynne Hamer, my advisor and committee chair.Dr. Hamer, thank you for all of your advice and assistance.I will always have fond memories of the Qualitative I Research class.And, I am truly inspired by your commitment to helping your students and the community.I would like to
Author: Amal Abdullah
Institution: University of Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2217270855