RT journal article T1 Breaking the cycle of couscous pedagogy: Are future teachers empowered to teach in multicultural societies? A1 Lander, Vini A1 Nicholson, Laura A1 Goenechea Permisán, Cristina A2 Didáctica K1 Critical race theory (CRT) K1 initial teacher training K1 whiteness K1 racial diversity K1 student teacher perceptions AB Despite the increasing racial diversity within British and Spanishsocieties, teacher education and school curricula continue to beEurocentric and taught by predominantly White teachers. Thisquantitative research sought to explore the perceptions of studentteachers in relation to their attitudes and preparedness to teach inethnically diverse school contexts. Data were gathered at two uni-versities, one in Southern Spain and the other in NorthwestEngland. The article employs critical race theory and critical white-ness studies as frames to understand outcomes of an online ques-tionnaire. The majority White student teacher sample across bothcountries register an acceptance of racial diversity and report theneed for better preservice teacher education in this respect. Despitepreservice teachers’ positive responses to racial diversity, teachereducation in both countries fails to equip them for increasinglydiverse classrooms. This failure serves to replicate the enactmentof whiteness and, does not develop student teachers’ stated com-mitment to racial diversity. PB Taylor & Francis SN 1360-0540 YR 2024 FD 2024 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37628 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37628 LA eng NO Plan Propio Universidad de Cádiz DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 12-nov-2026