Effective Facets of a Field Experience that Contributed to Eight Preservice Teachers' Developing Understandings about Culturally Responsive Teaching
I investigated eight preservice teachers’ understandings about culturally
responsive pedagogy as they tutored children in writing from different eth-
nic, socioeconomic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds in an afterschool
program at a local community center. I utilized an embedded case study
and chose constant comparison, within-case analysis and cross-case analy-
sis. I recommend effective aspects of the field experience, which facilitated
preservice teachers’ development of deeper understandings about culturally
responsive pedagogy: one-on-one student teacher interaction and scaffold-
ing critical reflection.
