Sociocultural Influences and Teacher Education Programs Book

Seventeen international academics, researchers and consultants contribute ten essays describing exemplary programs in teacher education that attempt to address some of the challenges faced by teachers in increasingly diverse classroom settings. Coverage includes the importance of teacher education for improving educational outcomes; the achievement gap between different groups, particularly between indigenous students and other minorities and mainstream groups, and how this might be overcome by better trained teachers; ways in which teachers learn to become effective educators; and an assessment of the applicability of the skills of effective teaching to various educational environments. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR