MULTICULTURAL STORIES - PRESERVICE TEACHERS CONCEPTIONS OF AND RESPONSES TO ISSUES OF DIVERSITY

This article presents the multicultural stories of 75 preservice teach ers, all of whom were student teaching in New York City. These stories reveal the kinds Of concerns and questions preservice teachers have w hen faced with multicultural issues or dilemmas and provide the teache r education profession with some direction in terms of curriculum for multicultural teacher education. This direction or guidance comes from , the students themselves and is based on the very real experiences th ey face in the field The article ends with recommendations to professi onal education programs-what programs should include in order, to prep are teachers to serve the needs of today's children and youth.