Examining Efforts to Infuse Diversity Within One College of Education

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 127-135

  McHatton, Patricia Alvarez ^a   Keller, Harold ^b   Shircliffe, Barbara ^c   Zalaquett, Carlos ^c  

^a Department of Special Education ^*  (United States)

^b College of Education ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural competency; diversity; teacher preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049141742     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016190     Document Type: Article

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