Date of Graduation
5-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science Education
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Curriculum and Instruction
Advisor/Mentor
Imbeau, Marcia
Committee Member/Reader
Eilers, Linda
Committee Member/Second Reader
Kerr, Grace
Abstract
The research study surveyed students classified as Juniors at the University of Arkansas currently enrolled in the Children’s Literature course, a required class for both Elementary Education and Childhood Education degree program students attending the University of Arkansas. The survey that was administered is the Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory (CDAI). Additional data collected consisted of observations and interviews of students enrolled in the course. The research lasted one semester and consisted of multiple components. Through the study, the data suggests students grew in their knowledge of multicultural concepts and multicultural literature, but their growth was better measured through interviews, not the CDAI survey.
Keywords
multicultural literature, preservice teachers, Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory
Citation
Yeager, R. (2019). An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Diversity and Multicultural Literature at One University. Curriculum and Instruction Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cieduht/17