Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers

Michael Vavrus is a past president of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education and a past president of the Washington state chapter of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. He is now teaching fulltime at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.

In these pages, multicultural education becomes a lived experience rather than simply an unrealized ideal. - Sonia Nieto, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; ""This is theory with heart and broad social vision. Teacher educators who care about equity and justice should pay close attention to Vavrus's important insights."" - Bill Bigelow, co-editor of Rethinking Globalization; ""Michael Vavrus has created an essential guide for any educator or policymaker seeking to transform traditional paradigms for teacher preparation and multicultural education."" - Diana Lam, Superintendent, Providence (RI) Public School District; ""...an indispensable book."" - Peter McLaren, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles