Warm Demanders in the Classroom: Asset-Based Equity Pedagogy as a Tool to Interrupt Injustices

• In Event: Saturday Roundtable 7:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Examining School Programs, School Composition, Portable Use, and Teacher Pedagogy From an Equity Perspective (Table 38)

Abstract

Scholars have noted the need for asset-based equity pedagogies (Hinnant-Crawford et al., 2022) which focus on building upon the strengths of the student in order to combat deficit-based views built into the system of schooling. An essential aspect of asset-based pedagogy is the practice of being a Warm Demander. A Warm Demander (WD) is a teacher who has high expectations of their students (both academically and behaviorally) yet conveys a care (or warmth) for their students. The research questions that guided this study were: what knowledge factors or characteristics do Warm Demanders have and how do students respond to Warm Demanders? How can teachers become Warm Demanders?

Authors

• Emily E. Virtue, Western Carolina University

• Liz Bergeron, New Tech Network

• Brandi N. Hinnant-Crawford, Clemson University