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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Children of color"”.
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Blinded by the White: Soul-Searching for the Pedagogical Possibilities of Otherness in the White Hearts of Parents Raising Children of Color
… in this study as the potential for minority children to prevail in the aspects of life that have been hindered by those who are white. My own personal whiteness is explored as a mother and an educator. Additional exploration in this study comes from the voices and experiences of those white …
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THE BLUEPRINT OF REFORM, SOCIAL JUSTICE QUESTIONS, AND THE MISSING PERSPECTIVE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
… Native Americans, African Americans, and people of Mexican origin in the United States received little education until well into the twentieth century is an indication of historical educational barriers facing nonwhite people (2013). The purpose of this study is to raise awareness to the evidence …
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Privilege and Disprivilege In Discourse In and Around Literacy Assessment In Second Grade
… grade classroom to better understand issues of power, privilege and equity. Situated in the southeastern region of the United States, the research site was located in an elementary school with a student population that included 35% Latino/a, 32% European American, 27% African American and 7% …
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Blinded by the White: Foregrounding Race in a Language and Literacy Course for Preservice Teachers
… is predominantly (84%) White (National Council of Education Statistics, 2010), students of Color will comprise 41% of the total school population by the year 2020, with 67% in urban areas (NCES, 2010). Studies show that children of Color are regularly disenfranchised through inequitable …
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Teacher Perceptions about Diversity and the Achievement Gap: Understanding the Discursive Construction of Whiteness
… candidates at the student teaching phase of their preparation program. Two-hour individual, in-depth, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with each of the participants. Additionally, the participants participated in focus groups that engaged them in discourse about the …
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A co-cultural communicative exploration of gay and lesbian transracial adoptive parenthood
… 1970s. This research used the co-cultural theory of communication to explore how the marginalized population of gay and lesbian transracial adoptive (TRA) parents communicated with the other culturally dominant members of their society. It then analyzed the communication behaviors found to see if …
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The efficacy in the development and implementation of the California high school exit exam and the eighth-grade algebra 1 policy
… historical perspective, the intended purposes of many education policies have been distorted due to implementation. By investigating national and California education policies, this case study describes the roles development and implementation have had education policies. In addition, this case …
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Deeper Engagement: A Qualitative Study of Multicultural Fifth Graders' Involvement With Literature
"The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore at a deeper level the nature of children's engagement with and response to multicultural and dream literature in relation to the literature itself and the child's development during reading. The participants were four students in the …
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Beyond the failing school: Race, space, and opportunity in Chicago public schools
The responsibility of public education is rarely attached to public officials, urban planners, or the business community. Instead much of the research today looks to parents, school administrators, or students in an attempt to understand the problems of America’s public schools. The objective of …
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Understanding the Challenge:The Worklife of a Principal in an Achieving Urban Elementary School with a Large Number of At-risk Students
A number of significant changes have occurred in our public schools in recent years. These changes include shifting federal program priorities, adoption of state curriculum standards, and the implementation of site-based decision-making. These changes come at a time when schools are experiencing …
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Gifted or Disabled: An Oral Histories of African American Malesdefying Special Education Marginalization
… dissertation examined a marginalized population of African American males who have defied labeling and placement into Special Education programs by productivity in adulthood. A Critical race theoretical framework was utilized and the writings of CRT theorists guided this research study (Bell, …