ABSTRACT
Early Childhood Teacher Education on Cultural Competence discusses how early childhood preservice teachers can use teacher research to explore and gain cultural competence, enabling them to support students and families from diverse backgrounds. The book opens by describing the role of the university in preparing culturally competent teachers in urban settings and then explores historical perspectives of cultural competence. Chapters then move toward more practical perspectives of supporting families from racially diverse backgrounds, understanding diverse families, interprofessional education and collaboration, teacher resiliency, and social justice. Although the chapters focus on cultural competence in urban settings, they offer all early childhood teacher educators a challenge to address cultural competence in all settings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|44 pages
Social Justice Through the Lens of Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs
part II|43 pages
A Look at Early Childhood Teacher Educators’ Study of Their Courses
chapter 4|12 pages
Developing an Understanding of Diverse Families
part III|61 pages
Social Justice When Early Childhood Teachers Move Their Work Into the Life of the Communities