Changing Preservice Teacher Perceptions of Minority Schools
| Author (s) |
Groulx, J. G. |
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| Year of Publication |
2001 |
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| Publication Type |
article |
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| Name of Periodical |
Urban Education |
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| Volume |
36 |
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| Issue |
1 |
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| Page Numbers |
60-92 |
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| Publisher &
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Sage Publications Company
Corwin Press, Inc.
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
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| Available From |
Publisher |
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| URL |
http://sagepub.com |
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| Suggested Audience |
- Preservice teachers
- Teacher trainers
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| Descriptors |
- Minority groups/students
- Equal education
- Teacher roles
- Pre-service teacher training
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Content Abstract
This study compared education students’ attitudes toward working in urban schools as they entered teacher preparation and later after student teaching. Given descriptions of four schools differing in demographic makeup, students rated 14 school characteristics according to importance when considering a teaching position. Attitudes shifted more favorably toward urban school teaching among students whose field placements provided positive urban teaching experiences. School security and parental support ranked as highly important both initially and later. Socioeconomic and ethnic diversity became more important later. Written comments illuminated students’ ratings and helped inform a professional development school project (abstract from article).
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Reviews and Commentary by the Field
