Cultural Attentiveness in Action: How Minority-Serving Institutions Prepare Justice-Centered Educators

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Thursday 2:15pm
  In Poster Session: Division G VP Session: The Social Context of Education and MSI's

Abstract

Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Asian American and Native American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), play a vital role in shaping equitable, justice-oriented higher education landscapes (Upton & Fleming, 1984). Extending beyond degree attainment, MSIs have historically prepared teachers “to serve as advocates for equity, challenging vastly disproportionate funding and facilities, high teacher turnover, and culturally biased curricula and testing” (Ginsberg et al., 2017, p. 4). For example, programs like North Carolina A&T State University’s preparation model inserted candidates in local schools for extended fieldwork.

Author

• Romonda Middlebrooks-Jefferson, Georgia State University