Culturally responsive teaching theory, research, and practice /

In this wonderful new volume, Geneva Gay makes a convincing case for using culturally responsive teaching to improve the school performance of underachieving students of color. Key components of culturally responsive teaching discussed include teacher caring, teacher attitudes and expectations, form...

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Main Author: Gay, Geneva.
Other Authors: EBSCOhost.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [2000]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 251 pages).
Series: Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)
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Summary: In this wonderful new volume, Geneva Gay makes a convincing case for using culturally responsive teaching to improve the school performance of underachieving students of color. Key components of culturally responsive teaching discussed include teacher caring, teacher attitudes and expectations, formal and informal multicultural curriculum, culturally informed classroom discourse, and cultural congruity in teaching and learning strategies. This is an excellent resource for anyone who cares about improving and recognizing the factors that shape culturally responsive teaching and learning.
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Challenges and perspectives -- Power pedagogy through cultural responsiveness -- The power of caring -- Culture and communication in the classroom -- Ethnic and cultural diversity in curriculum content -- Cultural congruity in teaching and learning -- Culturally responsive pedagogical praxis: a personal case.
In this wonderful new volume, Geneva Gay makes a convincing case for using culturally responsive teaching to improve the school performance of underachieving students of color. Key components of culturally responsive teaching discussed include teacher caring, teacher attitudes and expectations, formal and informal multicultural curriculum, culturally informed classroom discourse, and cultural congruity in teaching and learning strategies. This is an excellent resource for anyone who cares about improving and recognizing the factors that shape culturally responsive teaching and learning.
Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 251 pages).
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0585255393
9780585255392