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- Title
Influencing Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes About Working With Low-Income and/or Ethnic Minority Families.
- Authors
Amatea, Ellen S.; Cholewa, Blaire; Mixon, Kacy A.
- Abstract
There is a growing literature revealing the complexity of family–school relationships and the significant power imbalances and mismatches between the role expectations of caregivers and teachers who differ by class and race. This study investigates a course at a large research university in the Southeastern United States designed to influence the attitudes of preservice teachers (PSTs) about how they might work with low-income and/or ethnic minority families. Study results on 138 PSTs demonstrate that, after completing the course, their attitudes were less stereotypic, they were more confident about using family-centric involvement practices, and conceptualized student’s problems in less blaming terms.
- Subjects
UNITED States; STUDENT teacher attitudes; TEACHER education; POOR families; EDUCATION of minorities; CULTURAL pluralism; PARENT participation in education; SERVICES for the poor
- Publication
Urban Education, 2012, Vol 47, Issue 4, p801
- ISSN
0042-0859
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0042085912436846