Telling Their Side of the Story: African-American Students' Perceptions of Culturally Relevant Teaching
@article{Howard2001TellingTS, title={Telling Their Side of the Story: African-American Students' Perceptions of Culturally Relevant Teaching}, author={Tyrone C. Howard}, journal={The Urban Review}, year={2001}, volume={33}, pages={131-149} }
An increasing amount of scholarship has documented the salience of culturally relevant teaching practices for ethnically and linguistically diverse students. However, research examining these students' perceptions and interpretations of these learning environments has been minimal at best. In this article, the author details the findings from a study that sought to assess African-American elementary students' interpretations of culturally relevant teachers within urban contexts. Student…
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