Connecting Preservice Teacher Education to Diverse Communities: A Focus on Family Literacy.

Y

7

Consciousness Raising; Diversity (Student); Elementary Secondary Education; Family Literacy; Higher Education; Literacy Education; Multicultural Education; Preservice Teacher Education; Student Recruitment; Student Teacher Attitudes; Student Teachers

0040-5841

Describes a teacher education program at the New College of California as an example of efforts to empower new teachers to meet the challenges of educating diverse students. Discusses the candidate intake process, the preprogram reading effort, community building, instructional strategies, and the family literacy program, which is integral to teacher education at the college. (SM)

1999

EJ569490