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This in-depth case study investigated the deliberate attempt to infuse a multicultural perspective throughout a science methods course required of all intending elementary teachers at a major research university. Intending teachers' perspectives of being inducted into a profession overtly signifying its commitment to multicultural awareness and action were documented during multicultural activities, class discussions, guided individual journal entries, group and individual semi-structured audiotaped interviews, and field notes taken during the 2-day a week school-based placement in multicultural settings. Data from an initial sample of 40 preservice teachers were analyzed through standard qualitative techniques to generate insights for science teacher educators. Implications for science teacher education focus on two assertions: the evolutionary aspect of multicultural awareness among intending elementary science teachers and the crucial influence of the science methods instructors. Appendix A contains journal writing questions, and Appendix B contains the study survey. Appendixes labeled E, F, and G contain interview protocols. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/SLD)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert