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ERIC Number: EJ609040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
Small-Town College to Big-City School: Preparing Urban Teachers from Liberal Arts Colleges.
Sconzert, Karin; Iazzetto, Demetria; Purkey, Stewart
Teaching and Teacher Education, v16 n4 p465-90 May 2000
Describes a model program to prepare teachers from midwestern liberal arts colleges for urban teaching careers. Student teachers come to Chicago and live together, student teaching in local urban schools and completing regular professional development and cultural diversity activities. Pre- and post-program interviews and essays indicate that the program successfully prepares students to teach in urban schools. (SM)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Majors (Students), Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Reflective Teaching, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teaching, Urban Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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