An emphasis on multicultural education (MCE) permeated the 1977 revision of the NCATE standards, yet regional teacher education institutions in Missouri and its eight bordering states are predominantly unicultural in demography. Therefore, a Delphi survey in three rounds tested opinions of selected issues related to cultural pluralism, multicultural teacher education, accreditation, and related institution-specific practices. The study determined the perceptions of the program leaders and whether consensus exists on these issues. / Respondents expressed strongest support for ideological issues related to multicultural teacher education, while expressing clear, but less strong, support for accreditation and topics within cultural pluralism. While institution-specific practices showed least agreement overall, respondents indicated that they believe they have implemented multicultural teacher education programs in relatively unicultural settings, at least to NCATE's satisfaction. / Strongest consensus was determined for some 11 of the 47 items, centering on ideological issues concerning MCE within teacher education programs. Least consensus was conveyed on nine items touching on all sections of the survey. Consensus for the remaining items was reserved, qualified either by the comparative strength of dissent expressed for an item whose mean response indicated agreement (or disagreement), or by the lack of dissent for an item whose mean response suggested "no opinion." / Results for institution-specific practices were not as strong as those for related philosophical ideals, suggesting that while respondents believe NCATE may be satisfied with their MCE efforts, NCATE may not be. / The study uncovered promising possibilities for additional similar research. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-06, Section: A, page: 1810. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74829 |
| Contributors | BOOK, LEON CHARLES., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 253 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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