Good Teaching? An examination of culturally relevant pedagogy as an equity practice
@article{Schmeichel2012GoodTA, title={Good Teaching? An examination of culturally relevant pedagogy as an equity practice}, author={Mardi Schmeichel}, journal={Journal of Curriculum Studies}, year={2012}, volume={44}, pages={211 - 231} }
The adoption of educational policy measures to close the achievement gap, as well as the significant amount of scholarship dedicated to the subject, are just some of the indicators that reflect the tremendous concern in education about the academic performance of students of colour. Within research aimed at promoting equitable practices in education, culturally relevant teaching has emerged as a good teaching strategy to improve achievement. Using genealogical methods to examine the ways in…
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