the attitudes, dispositions, and skills necessary to teach students from diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds. Through her examination of teacher change and teacher education in two countries--the United States and South Africa--the author proposes new ways to prepare teachers for a rapidly changing global society. Presenting the story of a dynamically successful program that was developed and implemented with over a hundred U.S. and South African teachers, this book shows us how to: * Facilitate the development of teachers who see literacy as a tool for understanding and building upon student diversity in their classrooms. * Restructure teacher education programs to cultivate teachers who are committed to teaching socially and economically disenfranchised students. * Foster teachers' interest in understanding the historical, cultural, political, and economic circumstances and resources that students bring to the classroom. * Empower teachers to become agents of change and develop their own voices on critical issues related to diversity.

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