The CLEAR Framework for Successfully Educating and Empowering Diverse Student Populations

• In Event: Roundtable Session 23
  In Roundtable Session: Holistic Principles Guiding Research and Action on Children's Educational Experiences and Opportunities

Abstract

Breaking the visible and invisible barriers that impede the success of school-age children of racially and linguistically diverse communities requires that we have a clear framework that allows for their academic and holistic success. The C.L.E.A.R. approach is a holistic and culturally responsive framework designed by this author, based upon a yearlong qualitative research study of urban youth of color. This model was designed and based upon teachers’ best practices of student learning, engagement and overall success. The C.L.E.A.R. model asserts that these are critical components for developing instructional materials and sustaining successful learning communities for racially and linguistically diverse students.

Author

• Tabora A. Johnson, Medger Evers College - CUNY