Through this book Dr. Allison Novick-Occhipinti
sought to explore how pre-service education teachers
enrolled in a one-year Master of Arts teacher
education certification program believed the program
had impacted and shaped their attitudes and
pedagogy. The book is meant to identify the concerns
and attitudes of pre-service teachers in an urban
city. It attempts to ascertain how these particular
students thought the coursework and field
experiences appropriately prepared them for an
urban, diverse classroom. During her research two
major themes emerged. One was that the...