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    Developing knowledge and skills to teach multicultural education
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2007) Aberle, Jennifer T. Mattern, author; Kees, Nathalie L., advisor; Zimmerman, Toni Schindler, advisor
    In order to promote effective multicultural education in an increasingly diverse society such as the United States, understanding processes and factors that help teachers build knowledge and skills for integrating social justice and diverse perspectives into their teaching is important. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the dialogue that is bridging the gap between theoretical and empirical issues of multicultural education with the practices of teaching among diversity (Ali & Ancis, 2005; Banks, 2003; 2006; Banks & Banks, 2004; Gay, 2000; 2004; Sleeter & Bernal, 2004). The focus of this study was on teachers -- not as conduits by which information is transferred to students -- but as individuals with beliefs and experiences that inform their construction of meaning and knowledge, which is inextricably linked with what and how they teach. Therefore, understanding processes of development for teaching in multicultural ways is essential to advance effective teaching in a diverse society.