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Culturally Relevant Professional Development: An Examination Of Race, Practice, And Self Through An Africa-American Teacher Study Group, Charnita V. West
Culturally Relevant Professional Development: An Examination Of Race, Practice, And Self Through An Africa-American Teacher Study Group, Charnita V. West
Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations
This naturalistic investigation examined how the implementation of a teacher study group assisted African-American teachers in instituting culturally relevant pedagogy. Ladson-Billings (1994) coined the term culturally relevant pedagogy to address the need for developing and implementing authentic methods for teaching African-American students. However, teachers also need opportunities to be engaged in learning experiences that will facilitate their growth in this area. Although teacher study groups are a popular form of professional development (Birchak et al., 1998), research on teacher study groups designed exclusively for African-American teachers is absent from the literature. Informed by tenets of sociocultural theory (Lave & Wenger, …
Acceptability, Integrity And Perceived Effectiveness Of Kinder Training, Natalya Ann Edwards
Acceptability, Integrity And Perceived Effectiveness Of Kinder Training, Natalya Ann Edwards
Counseling and Psychological Services Dissertations
ABSTRACT ACCEPTABILITY, INTEGRITY AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF KINDER TRAINING by Natalya A. Edwards There has been limited research on the effectiveness of kinder training, but those studies that have been conducted show promising results. The majority of past kinder training studies utilized quantitative methods. The current study implemented a qualitative approach to examining the acceptability, integrity and perceived effectiveness of kinder training. The researchers explored the perceptions that a group of elementary school teachers had of the content and process of kinder training, including its impact on teaching beliefs and practices, student behavior, the teacher-child relationship, and classroom management skills. …