Tasissa, Gizaw (PhD)Adela, Melaku2018-10-232023-11-102018-10-232023-11-102007-08http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/13068The pUipose of this study was to investigate praspective teachers' awareness on issues of multicultural education. The study was also aimed at exploring the a/litudes of prospective teachers towards multicultural issues and its classroom practices. The participants involved in this study were pwposively selected j'd year students at Awassa College of Teacher Education. Awareness questionnaire and a/litude scale were used to collect data. Percentage was used to analyze the data obtained using the two instruments. Correlation coefficienl was also calculated to examine Ihe relalionship between awareness and attilude. The results indicated that the marginal majoriry of prospective teachers, 51%, were highly aware of Ihe role of sludents cull ural background in designing and implementing lessons in multicultural se/lings. Again the majoriry of the prospective teachers were found to be aware of the concept of multicultural education The majoriry of Ihe respondents, 60%, believed that teachers in multicultural classrooms could provide inSlruction is an all inclusive one. Prospective teachers reported to have posilive attilude towards gender, ability and ethnicily differences of students. From these, it was concluded that these prospeclive leachers are with high awareness and positive at/ilude towards lI1ulticullural educalion and its classroom practices.enArds Mul Ticul Tural EducationThesis