| This mixed methods study examined the instructional practices of teacher educators in multicultural classrooms of preservice teacher education programs in Karachi, Pakistan and New York, United States of America (US). Also, this research studied the relationship between instructional practices of teacher educators in multicultural classrooms and the development of a positive disposition of student teachers toward teaching in multicultural classrooms.;For this mixed methods research, data were collected from two public/state universities and private universities and institutes of higher education in Pakistan, and a private college in the US through a survery questionnarie and a semi-structured interview protocol from preservice student teachers and teacher educators. This research studied Instructional Practices, Planning and Preparation Classroom Environment (Domain 2 and 3: Danielson Model of Classroom Management), Fostering Critical Thinking , Norms of Social Justice, Equity of Education for All, Program Motivation, Student-Faculty Relationship in Terms of Mentoring as independent variables, and the Disposition of student teachers toward Teaching in Multicultural Classroom as a dependent variable.;This study found that teacher educators in Pakistan and the US should incorporate civic values, acceptance of diversity, motivation in teacher education program, social justice, and equitable instructional practices to promote intercultural cohesiveness among preservice student teachers. This study also found that student teacher personal transformation, equity of education helped them to develop a positive disposition toward teaching in multicultural classrooms. This study suggested that teacher educators could benefit from an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats their teacher preparation program contained in the realm of multicultural classroom instruction. In addition, this study identified several key variables related to the development of a positive disposition among student teachers to teach in multicultural classrooms in Pakistan and the US. |
