Multicultural Education among Seniors in the College of Education at Ohio State University [microform] / Murphy Moultry.
The Ohio State University College of Education, in response to the discovery that its multicultural education program did not meet the standard of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, conducted a survey of student teachers in 1985-86 to assess students' opinions and know...
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| Language: | English |
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1988.
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| Summary: | The Ohio State University College of Education, in response to the discovery that its multicultural education program did not meet the standard of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, conducted a survey of student teachers in 1985-86 to assess students' opinions and knowledge of multicultural education. Four survey instruments were developed and distributed randomly. Total response rate exceeded 90% (n=614), and each of the four surveys was completed by one-fourth of the respondents. The results of the analysis of two of the four surveys are presented here. Based on the results, the following conclusions were drawn about 30% to 40% of the student teachers and the preparation they had received: students showed a lack of empathy with minority problems in regard to institutional racism; students demonstrated a lack of knowledge about indirect, non-proximate causes for human actions; and students expressed a lack of confidence in education and politics as sources for change in the way in which people think and act relative to pluralistic values. Recommendations were made regarding the attitudes, understanding and abilities that graduates should have, with suggestions for operationalization that include: at least one course dealing with different cultural groups; budgeting to plan and implement inservice programs for faculty on including multicultural education content in their courses; direct field experiences with multicultural populations; employment of more ethnic and racial minorities among faculty and staff; and rewards, through promotion, tenure and merit pay, for work on multicultural education. Recommendations for research are also provided. Data are summarized in 6 tables. (KM) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, April 5-9, 1988). ERIC Document Number: ED296634. |
| Physical Description: | 23 pages. |