SIG-Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education

Jeanine M. Staples, The Pennsylvania State University

Racial and Language Identities of East Asian International Preservice Teachers - Jihea Kang, Michigan State University

Singing and Dancing for Diversity: Neoliberal Multiculturalism, Racial Melancholia, and Whiteness in Teacher Professional Development - Justin Grinage, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Social Justice and Ethical Considerations in Researching and Representing Teachers - Jia-Hui Stefanie Wong, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Teacher Perceptions and the Implications for African American Middle School Students - Kamala Vychel Williams, Texas A&M University

The Relationship Between Teachers' Levels of Cultural Competence and the Nomination of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students for Gifted Identification - Patrice C. Wilson, Chesterfield County Public Schools; Charol Shakeshaft, Virginia Commonwealth University

"These Kids Don't Care!" Investigating Teachers' Beliefs of Urban Chemistry Students and the Impact of Those Beliefs on Teachers' Methods and Practice - Channa Barrett, Texas Christian University