Cultural Diversity and the School Environment

Abstract

The author examines the manner in which environmental factors can be used to engage the interest, focus the attention, stimulate the involvement, and make learning easier for many urban school children. If a man does not keep pace With his companions Perhaps it is because he Hears a different drummer… —Thoreau

The relationship between interest in teaching as a career choice and perceptions of school/classroom environment of 7th and 8th grade students

“…The results of the study may have implications for teacher education programs in terms of how pre-service teachers are trained and prepared to work in culturally diverse schools and classrooms. There are indications that teachers are not adequately prepared for such school and classroom environments (Shade, 1986).…”