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Cultural Competence And Its Impact On Student Academic Achievement In Urban Elementary Schools, Amy Louise Brace
Cultural Competence And Its Impact On Student Academic Achievement In Urban Elementary Schools, Amy Louise Brace
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The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the relationship between the cultural competence level of urban elementary school teachers and the academic achievement of their students as measured by standardized testing. The specific research questions addressed throughout the course of this study were:
(1) What is the relationship between the (level of) cultural competence of the teacher and his/her students’ academic achievement as measured by standardized testing?
(2) How do urban elementary school teachers understand cultural competence?
(a) How do they define/describe cultural competence?
(b) What groups do they include in their definition of cultural competence?
(c) …