Early Childhood Education

For the following items 1 to 11, please use the following rating scale:
1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=undecided, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree

		1	2	3	4	5
1.	I feel that the way that multicultural education was presented to me will help me in my teaching.
2.	I feel that I have learned practical strategies for working with students from diverse backgrounds.
3.	I feel that my perceptions of diverse groups of people have changed based on the information I learned during my professional preparation.
4.	I recognize how to use universal information regarding diversity and information pertaining to specific groups of individuals by adjusting my teaching practices accordingly.
5.	I have an interest in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
6.	I have an interest in working with individuals with disabilities.
7.	I know of resources that may assist me in effectively integrating multicultural education into my teaching practices.
8.	I am not sure why multicultural education is discussed so much because it will not greatly affect the kind of teacher I am.
9.	I plan to teach in the community from which I came.
10.	I plan to teach in a community that has a large proportion of diverse groups living within it.
11.	I feel that my teaching skills have changed, and that I can practice in a child/culturally-focused manner as a result of the multicultural information I have gained.

For the following item, please use the following rating scale:
1=strongly unprepared, 2=moderately unprepared, 3=undecided, 4=moderately prepared, 5=strongly prepared

12.	Please rate the degree to which your professional sequence of courses has prepared you to work with the following elements of multicultural education:	1	2	3	4	5
	Cultural Differences
	Differing Economic Levels
	Religious Groups
	Gender Differences
	Sexuality Differences
	Geographic Differences
	Age Differences
	Language Differences
	Special Needs

13. What have been your best resources for multicultural education?

14. In what ways could the Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education improve your experiences with multicultural education?

15. After graduation, in what ways may the Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education continue to assist you with multicultural education?

16. Other comments or suggestions that you may have concerning your experiences with multicultural education: