"It's This One Teacher ... I Don't Like Him": Gender and Culturally Relevant Caring Student-Teacher Relationships

• In Event: 72.046 - Pre- and In-Service Issues in Urban Settings

Abstract

In response to the mounting attention given to increasing the number of Black men in public school classrooms, this article considers the extent to which they are prepared to create culturally relevant caring (CRC) relationships with their Black female students. Participants were three Black female students at an alternative high school who all had the same Black male English teacher. Using CRC as a conceptual framework and analytic tool, this qualitative case study investigates the significance of gender in establishing CRC in classrooms. Findings suggest that a lack of attention to the fluidity of gender expressions and diversity within the Black female population can hinder Black male teachers’ fully engendering CRC in their classrooms.

Author

• Iesha Jackson, University of Nevada - Las Vegas