The relationship of self-concepts to changes in cultural diversity awareness: Implications for urban teacher educators

Urban Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-145

  Brown, Elinor L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity sensitivity; Self concepts; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644573682     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11256-004-0616-0     Document Type: Article

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