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EJ530214 TM519639

Title: Examining Values and Beliefs about Teaching Diverse Students: Understanding the Challenges for Teacher Education.
Author(s): Tatto, Maria Teresa
Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v18 n2 p155-80 Sum 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Notes: Research supported in part by the National Center for Research on Teacher Learning at Michigan State University.
ISSN: 0162-3737
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1997

Evidence gathered from a study of nine teacher education programs shows that lay culture norms among education students are strongly ingrained. Teacher education as it is currently structured is a weak intervention to alter views regarding the teaching and management of diverse learners. (SLD)

Descriptors: *Attitude Change; *Beliefs; Cultural Awareness; *Cultural Differences; Education Majors; Equal Education; Ethnic Stereotypes; *Multicultural Education; Program Evaluation; *Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; *Values