ERIC Number: EJ920672
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Publication Date: 2011-May
Pages: 25
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The Multicultural Teaching Competency Scale: Development and Initial Validation
Spanierman, Lisa B.; Oh, Euna; Heppner, P. Paul; Neville, Helen A.; Mobley, Michael; Wright, Caroline Vaile; Dillon, Frank R.; Navarro, Rachel
Urban Education, v46 n3 p440-464 May 2011
This article reports on the development and initial validation of the multidimensional Multicultural Teaching Competency Scale (MTCS). Data from 506 pre- and in-service teachers were collected in three interrelated studies. Exploratory factor analysis results suggested a 16-item, two-factor solution: (a) multicultural teaching skill and (b) multicultural teaching knowledge. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the two-factor model was a good fit of the data and superior to competing models. The MTCS demonstrated adequate internal consistency and was related in meaningful ways to measures of racism awareness and multicultural teaching attitudes. Participant responses were not associated with social desirability. Implications are discussed. (Contains 1 note and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Social Desirability, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Teaching Skills, Goodness of Fit, Cultural Awareness, Validity, Preservice Teachers, Racial Bias, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires
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