Pondering Pedagogy: How Girls of Color Perceive Multicultural Literature in Their Language Arts Classroom

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Abstract

This qualitative research study investigated the use of multicultural literature by middle grade teachers in a private school. One of the aims was to describe the experiences of students of color related to the texts and teacher pedagogy. This investigation was theoretically supported by the lens of multiculturalism, more specifically Banks’ (1994) dimensions of multicultural education and Groban’s (2007) tenets of critical multiculturalism. The results of this investigation revealed that while the student of color participants’ responses varied, they were united in their thoughts about their teachers’ pedagogy, the multicultural literature, and the manner in which diversity was dealt with.

Author

• Ellyn Jo Waller, Temple University