Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170) and index.
Contents:
Series foreword / by James A. Banks -- Challenges here, now, and ahead : A note on difference and diversity ; Where we've been and what we know about constructive engagement with difference and diversity ; Prologue: a university teacher certification program ; The main stages: two urban schools ; The new teachers and the supporting cast -- Getting started at an urban school : Pre-encounter ; Encounter ; Emerging concerns, challenges -- They say, they keep telling us : Messages as a way of influencing new teachers ; General negativism from external sources ; Mixed messages ; More constructive messages ; N/Either constructive n/or negative messages ; Emerging and diverging response paths ; So, what's the message? -- Radical individualism : Dante and Kirk ; Sylvia and Ethan ; The downsides of radical individualism -- Worlds apart : Ken: "Very different from me" ; Lynn: Culture as culprit -- Bridging different worlds : Culture shock and accommodation ; Building bridges from different access routes ; Building and maintaining bridges -- Where do we go from here? : Implications for teacher education and teaching ; Methodological note and theoretical perspective -- The prospective teachers at Royalton and Charter schools.
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