Working with resistance to diversity issues in the classroom: Lessons from teacher training and multicultural education

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 359-375

  Mildred, Jane ^a   Zúñiga, Ximena ^a,b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 2442419116     PISSN: 00377317     EISSN: 15530426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00377310409517721     Document Type: Article

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