Discusses the limiting effects of cultural labeling and class prejudices from an African American folkloric perspective. The author offers examples of African American children's spontaneous narratives that derive from earlier cultural roots and that may be misunderstood in European-heritage classrooms. Concluding comments examine the implications…

Examines an approach used to promote multicultural self-development for preservice teachers. The authors describe the developmental process and the teaching and research settings and approaches. A brief summary and discussion of the implications for teacher education conclude the article. (GR)