The purpose of this paper is to explore how, and to what degree, culturally responsive field experiences influence the knowledge, beliefs, perspectives and abilities of teacher candidates in an educator preparation program (EPP).,Researchers conducted a mixed methods study using a pre-/post-Likert scale survey regarding pre-service teacher beliefs, reflections, Professional Learning Communities (PLC) meetings and observations by the researchers.,Teacher candidates expressed greater confidence in their ability to perform culturally responsive tasks by the end of their first field experience, but also indicated ambivalence toward the importance of those tasks.,The paper’s limitations include the small number of participants, the short timeframe of the study and it was year one implementation of a new model.,A community mapping experience called the Neighborhood Treasure Hunt (NTH), in conjunction with the other components of the educator preparation program, impacted teacher candidates’ understanding of culturally responsive teaching practices, their perception of their ability to perform them and the importance of culturally responsive teaching. Each program component is necessary to raise awareness and effect change.,Based on the research of Ladson-Billings (1994) and Author 1 (2007), the NTH was intentionally integrated into the field experience component. Author 1 (2007) was involved in this process adding integrity, authenticity and originality to the research study with teacher candidates in an EPP.

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针对教师候选人的文化响应实践：社区寻宝

一项称为“邻里寻宝”（NTH）的社区制图经验，与教育工作者准备计划的其他组成部分一起，影响了教师候选人对文化响应型教学实践的理解，他们对自己执行能力的认识以及文化响应型重要性的认识。教学。每个程序组成部分都是提高意识和效果变化所必需的。基于Ladson-Billings（1994）和Author 1（2007）的研究，NTH被有意地整合到了现场经验组成部分中。作者1（2007）参与了此过程，为EPP中的教师候选人增加了研究的完整性，真实性和原创性。影响了考生对文化响应型教学实践的理解，对他们执行能力的理解以及文化响应型教学的重要性。每个程序组成部分都是提高意识和效果变化所必需的。基于Ladson-Billings（1994）和Author 1（2007）的研究，NTH被有意地整合到了现场经验组成部分中。作者1（2007）参与了此过程，为EPP中的教师候选人增加了研究的完整性，真实性和原创性。影响了考生对文化响应型教学实践的理解，对他们执行能力的理解以及文化响应型教学的重要性。每个程序组件都是提高意识和效果变化所必需的。基于Ladson-Billings（1994）和Author 1（2007）的研究，NTH被有意地整合到了现场体验组件中。作者1（2007）参与了此过程，为EPP中的教师候选人增加了研究的完整性，真实性和原创性。NTH被有意地集成到了现场体验组件中。作者1（2007）参与了此过程，为EPP中的教师候选人增加了研究的完整性，真实性和原创性。NTH被有意地集成到了现场体验组件中。作者1（2007）参与了此过程，为EPP中的教师候选人增加了研究的完整性，真实性和原创性。