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Creating Culturally Competent Teachers in Higher Education: As a Consequence of Cultural Immersion. SpringerBriefs in Education
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Antony, Pavan John; Vaughn-Shavuo, Fayth – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2022
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…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, College Faculty, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education
Educating Teachers and Tomorrow's Students through Service-Learning Pedagogy. Advances in Service-Learning Research
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Jagla, Virginia M., Ed.; Tice, Kathleen C., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019
Service-learning is a powerful method of teaching and learning that has been used effectively for more than two decades. This volume contributes further to the Advances in Service-Learning Research series that focuses upon service-learning in teacher education. Research and theory indicate that knowledge of service-learning pedagogy and how to…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Education
Parent Training Today. A Social Necessity.
Alvy, Kerby T. – 1994
The role that contemporary parent training programs play in solving problems caused by breakdowns in the family unit and parent-child relationships is clarified. Guidelines are offered to help various segments of society provide parent training. Part 1 explains why parent training is needed and highlights modern parent training programs. Part 2…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cultural Awareness, Instructional Effectiveness, Minority Groups
Patterns for Lifelong Learning.
Hesburgh, Theodore M.; And Others – 1973
The book presents ideas of three university presidents of how basic changes in attitudes toward education can help build new learning systems that help move forward the concept of lifelong learning and meet the needs of contemporary society. The three separate but related investigations of the authors were conducted through the support of the W.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, College Role, Educational Development
Creating an Inclusive School.
Villa, Richard A., Ed.; Thousand, Jacqueline S., Ed. – 1995
This collection of readings in support of inclusive education for students with disabilities offers rationales for inclusion, personal accounts of individuals involved, and strategies for facilitating change. Stressed throughout is the idea that inclusion is an attitude or belief system, not an action or set of actions. The readings identify…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy
Children in Chaos: How Israel and the United States Attempt To Integrate At-Risk Youth.
Frank, Ivan C. – 1992
This book compares Israeli and U.S. programs to integrate high-risk youth into society. An introduction offers background on the context for such programs in Israel and the United States. Chapter 1, "Changing Youths' Attitudes: Well-Meaning Attempts in the United States," describes programs lacking a key long-term component. Chapter 2,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, At Risk Persons, Attitude Change, Cross Cultural Studies
The Principalship: A Reflective Practice Perspective.
Sergiovanni, Thomas J. – 1987
The reflective practice of principalship differs from other ways of practicing principalship by viewing the principal's problems as unique rather than as standard problems susceptible to standardized solutions. This book provides information, raises questions, and considers the complexities of school problems, all as raw material for the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Principles, Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change