A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF NOVICE TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH DIVERSE CLASSROOM READINESS
Standardized Open-Ended Interview Questions
Describe your current role within your institution.
What are your perceptions and experiences in using culturally responsive teaching?
Here is a conceptual framework of Dr. Geneva Gay’s Culturally Responsive Theory.
Identify which of the six tenets you are familiar with and describe your understanding of them.
What are your perceptions and experiences in using culturally responsive teaching for diverse settings?
How does your educational program help to aide teacher candidates during their first year of teaching?
How do you prepare your teacher candidates to empower their students in diverse settings?
How do you prepare your teacher candidates to validate the cultural differences of their students?
How do you prepare teacher candidates to use comprehensive teaching approaches in diverse settings?
How do you prepare teacher candidates to use multi-dimensional curriculum content in a diverse classroom setting?
How do you prepare teacher candidates to allow their students in diverse settings an opportunity to learn in an emancipator manner?
How do you prepare teacher candidates to recognize the existing strengths of their students in diverse settings?
What do you believe are reasons why many first-year teachers feel unprepared to teach in diverse settings?
