Dispositions and Culturally Responsive Teaching in Urban Teacher Preparation

• In Event: Deepening Our Understanding of the Contexts of Teaching

Abstract

This study examines four orientations in order to identify shared dispositions that extend across the phases of teacher preparation. We asked: Can teacher dispositions be pedagogically specific? To explore this question of the relation between pedagogy and dispositions, we selected one specific pedagogical orientation, culturally relevant pedagogy/teaching (CRP/T) (hereafter referred to as CRP) that has historically held specific educational values associated with it and used to facilitate empowering educators. The following questions guided our analysis of data:
1. What pedagogical dispositions are connected to CRP?
2. Are the same teacher dispositions used to describe CRP match those espoused as general teacher dispositions?

Authors

• Diane M. Truscott, Georgia State University

• Vera Stenhouse, Georgia State University