Defining moments: Developing culturally responsive dispositions and teaching practices in early childhood preservice teachers

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 316-329

  Kidd, Julie K ^a   Sánchez, Sylvia Y ^a   Thorp, Eva K ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally relevant education; Culturally responsive dispositions; Diversity; Preservice teachers; Teacher education; Teacher interns

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949083293     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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