Honoring Diversity: The Politics of Critical Race Theory and Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Classroom

• In Event: 73.062 - Poster Session 17
  In Poster Session: 73.062-1 - Race Issues in Educational Policy

Abstract

Some suburban public school districts have experienced a growing multiracial student population, including an increase in the number of immigrant children over the past 40 years. School districts are faced with the challenge of meeting the needs of this diverse student population. This auto-ethnographic study explored teachers’ discourse about culturally responsive teaching. Culturally responsive teaching is a perspective that acknowledges the dominance of Eurocentric ideologies and practices that are present in educational institutions. One way to engage children of color in effective learning is to teach from a culturally responsive perspective. Using critical race theory and culturally responsive teaching as theoretical frameworks, I employed analytical-interpretive narratives as a vehicle to present and analyze the participants’ perspectives.

Author

• Sandy Lizaire-Duff, New Jersey City University