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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452829403321

Autore

Mule Lucy W. <1966->

Titolo

Teacher education, diversity, and community engagement in liberal arts colleges [[electronic resource] /] / Lucy W. Mule

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010

ISBN

1-299-44954-9

0-7391-3450-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Disciplina

370.71/173

Soggetti

Teachers - Training of - United States

Multiculturalism - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States

Education, Humanistic - United States

Community and college - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction and Overview; 1. Educating Teachers for Diversity through Community Engagement: Reflections on the Small Liberal Arts College; 2. Community-Based Field Experiences in Preservice Teacher; 3. Can the Village Educate the Prospective Teacher? Reflections on Multicultural Service-Learning in African American Communities; 4. Lessons Learned in the Field about Healthy Campus-Community Partnerships

5. Community-Based Research as Border Crossing: The Promise of CBR and Barriers to its Institutionalization in Education6. Asserting Community Engagement in Teacher Education; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the promise of and issues related to preparing teachers for cultural diversity through community engagement in the liberal arts colleges. The field of teacher education and small liberal arts colleges will find in Teacher Education, Diversity, and Community Engagement in Liberal Arts Colleges an excellent reason to enact purposeful change and transformation.