"Poole's Rules": A Portrait of Successful Teaching for Latino Males in One New York City Public High School Classroom

• In Event: Perspectives on Urban Student-Driven Pedagogy

Abstract

Framed by research on culturally relevant, responsive, and sustaining pedagogies and student voice, this qualitative study utilizes portraiture methodology to explore the practices of one teacher in a New York City public high school that has been identified as successful by 10 Latino male students. Findings from this study 1) contribute to a limited research base on successful teaching practices of Latino male secondary students attending public school in urban communities; 2) offer more tailored recommendations for policy aimed at leveraging the potential of Latino young men in our nation’s cities; and 3) inform the professional development of both preservice and inservice school actors who work with Latino male students.

Author

• Kelly Gavin Zuckerman, Bryn Mawr College