When recruiting teachers, administrators should consider the candidates' status of racial identity development. If European American educators have not accepted their race as a part of their identity then they are more likely to operate from a position of power and privilege in the classroom. The purpose of the research study was to examine the competency of teacher candidates to teach racially diverse students. In this investigation, I wanted to learn how the racial identity development of teacher candidates is connected to their perceived competence as future teachers of racially diverse...