Dear Colleagues,

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm serving as Guest Editor for a special issue of Education Sciences focused on Teacher Preparation in Multicultural Contexts.

As we all know, multiculturalism is a defining feature of modern societies, and its implications for education are profound. This special issue aims to provide a platform for cutting-edge research and innovative practices that address the critical need for culturally responsive and interculturally competent educators.

We invite submissions that explore a broad range of perspectives and approaches to teacher preparation, with the overarching goal of promoting equitable and effective education for all students. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to:

• Developing intercultural competence
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Addressing bias and discrimination
• Teacher preparation for high-conflict societies
• The role of direct intercultural encounters
• Innovative curriculum design

Education Sciences is an open access journal by MDPI with an Impact Factor of 2.6 and a CiteScore of 5.5. It is indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), and other databases.

The deadline for manuscript submissions is January 1, 2026.

For more information, please visit: mdpi.com/si/252681

I encourage you to consider submitting your work to this special issue. Your contributions will be invaluable in shaping the future of teacher preparation and ensuring that all students have access to equitable and effective education.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Shahar Gindi Levinsky Wingate Academic Center, Tel Aviv, Israel