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Pedagogies of Inclusion in Teacher Education: Global Perspectives

Christine E. Sleeter
- pp 149-165
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The authors argue that while neoliberalism greatly contributes to the growing diversity of students for whom teachers need preparation, however, it also shrinking public resources for serving those same populations while simultaneously constraining the work of teachers and teacher educators.
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Educators around the world increasingly see teacher education as crucial to developing pedagogies of inclusion, particularly as student populations diversify. While neoliberalism greatly contributes to the growing diversity of students for whom teachers need preparation, however, it is also shrinking public resources for serving those same populations while simultaneously constraining the work of teachers and teacher educators.

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