Multicultural Teaching Concerns: A Comparison Between Disciplines at the Secondary Pre-Service Level

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Department

Agriculture & Tourism

Abstract

Cultural diversity in secondary and postsecondary agricultural education programs lags behind recent demographic shifts in the general U.S. population. An examination of the literature provides inquiries into the need for teaching of multicultural awareness and reducing the achievement gap between students of various cultures. This research sought to summarize current concern levels secondary pre-service teachers have toward teaching in a multicultural classroom. Multicultural Teaching Concern was calculated based upon the summation of four constructs: familial/group knowledge, strategies and techniques, cross-cultural competencies, and school bureaucracy...(Copyright by Journal of Agricultural Education)

DOI

10.5032/jae.2012.04171

First Page

171

Last Page

186

Publication Title

Journal of Agricultural Education

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