Multicultural/intercultural teacher education in two contexts: lessons from the United States and Spain

In this paper, we present the case of two countries, the United States and Spain, whose educational systems are grappling with questions of difference and social justice. We describe some of the conditions in each country that led to the development of multicultural/intercultural education as a philosophical framework for teacher preparation and we draw attention to some of the challenges faced by multicultural and intercultural teacher education on both sides of the Atlantic. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.