Navigating the Implementation of Culturally Responsive Instruction: Teacher Practices, Challenges, and Barriers

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 3:35 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Empowering Teacher Candidates and Educators: Navigating Critical Issues, Culturally Responsive Practices, and Professional Development (Table 10)

Abstract

This study explores the implementation of culturally responsive instruction (CRI) among teachers throughout an academic year, emphasizing the extent, difficulty, and barriers to implementing CRI's practices in their classrooms. Using a rapid survey to obtain teacher feedback, the research evaluates how consistently and easily they integrated CRI practices in their classrooms as they participated in professional learning. It further assesses the challenges teachers face in adopting these methods and identifies significant obstacles hindering implementation. The findings aim to provide insights for instructional coaches in training teachers to overcome the challenges of implementing CRI by informing coaching strategies and professional development programs; this study seeks to enhance the effective adoption of CRI principles, ultimately fostering more inclusive and equitable educational environments.

Authors

• Olukemi Olubunmi Kolawole, University of Kentucky

• Shannon O. Sampson, University of Kentucky

• Susan Cantrell, University of Kentucky