Research at the intersection of teaching, teacher education, and international school settings predominantly examines pre-service educators' placements in host countries from a critical stance. Moreover, novice teachers who begin their educator professional development in intercultural situations display many parallels to those of pre-service…

This article expands discussions of culturally responsive pedagogy by focusing specifically on the tasks and challenges of classroom organization and management. First, we examine three prerequisite understandings that underlie teachers' ability to manage diverse classrooms in culturally competent ways. We then consider specific approaches and…

Cultural pluralism is an issue that must be dealt with by the whole society but that places two specific demands upon the schools themselves: the development of a curriculum that teaches about the nature of cultural pluralism and the development of a governance system reflecting that pluralism. (MB)