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Educate To Liberate: Exploring Educator Narratives To Examine The Mis-Education Of Black Students, Adwoa Nefertari Nkenge
Educate To Liberate: Exploring Educator Narratives To Examine The Mis-Education Of Black Students, Adwoa Nefertari Nkenge
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
It is not known why the chronic mis-education of Black students has neither been adequately investigated nor treated as the most significant, widespread phenomenon of twenty-first century pedagogy. To attempt to understand this quandary, it was urgent to ask: How do Black educators understand the education of Black students? Are they able to incorporate the tensions and varied experiences they have had as students into their professional repertoire? This study described how Black educators’ unique cultural perspectives might enable increased insight into the problem of mis-education. Critical race theory framed this study with an emphasis on narrative inquiry and transformative …
Perceptions And Experiences Of White Teachers Teaching African American Students In K-5 Rural Midwest Schools, Tiffany L. Snyder
Perceptions And Experiences Of White Teachers Teaching African American Students In K-5 Rural Midwest Schools, Tiffany L. Snyder
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the teaching experiences of White educators working with African American students in rural elementary schools. The findings offered insight into the following questions: (a) How are White teachers prepared to teach African American students? (b) What are the cultural competence abilities of White teachers at rural elementary schools? This study occurred in a predominately White community in the Midwest and involved three schools from the same district. The target group included nine White participants. Research methodology included individual interviews, researcher’s journal, and a self-assessment survey. The interviews were recorded on an …
The Impact Of Secondary School Educators’ Implementation Of Response To Intervention (Rti) On African American Female Students, Janelle Muhammad
The Impact Of Secondary School Educators’ Implementation Of Response To Intervention (Rti) On African American Female Students, Janelle Muhammad
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
Understanding the implementation of the educational policy of the Response to Intervention (RTI) and the extent to which it provides support to students with learning gaps is imperative for student’s success. However, teachers with the broad adoption of the RTI system nationwide may need the additional insight of the intervention delivery challenges, and analysis of direction and intensity. Guided by Dewey’s theory of experiential learning, which holds that educators could utilize a student’s personal experience to engage the learner, this study examined the connection of the student’s experiences facilitated by the teachers’ adoption and construction of edifying experiences to facilitate …