The concept of race used by preservice teachers. Basic training experience for teaching in multicultural schools

Abstract

Over the past years, the arrival of foreign immigrants to our country has caused a considerable increase in the number of students, sons and daughters of these immigrants, in Spanish schools. educational institutions are devoting considera- ble resources to address the cultural diversity of students. However, it is also neces- sary to promote reflective and critical attitudes among preservice teachers about their multicultural conceptions. In particular, this paper presents an ethnographic study on how a group of preservice teachers reflect about the concept of race. After attending this course, most of them problematize their concept of race, even rethinking about their behavior and attitudes.

Keywords

• formación inicial del profesorado
• formación universitaria
• investigación etnográfica
• multiculturalismo
• raza