Educating Culturally Responsive Teachers ─ A Coherent Approach

Villegas and Lucas (both education, Montclair State U.) argue that today's university education programs must prepare teachers to teach a racially, ethnically, economically, and linguistically diverse student population. They offer this text as a reconceptualization of the current approach to educating teachers, and emphasize the need to put diversity at the center of the curriculum. Coverage includes the changing demographics of K-12 students, a detailed discussion of the authors' curriculum proposal, changes in pedagogy necessary to implement the curriculum, and aspects of institutional infrastructure needed to support culturally responsive teachers. For the faculty and administrators of teacher preparation programs, and faculty in arts and sciences and in K-12 schools who work directly with prospective teachers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ana Mari?a Villegas is a Professor of Curriculum and Teaching at Montclair State University.

Tamara Lucas is Associate Professor of Educational Foundations at Montclair State University.