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Authoring professional teacher identities: a journey from understanding culturally responsive teaching to identifying as culturally responsive teachers 2009 614 The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the ways in which four elementary preservice teachers came to understand culturally responsive teaching and began authoring their professional teacher identities. It examined the influence of cours...
Examining struggling male adolescent Readers' Responses to Graphic Novels: A Multiple Case Study of Four, Eighth-Grade Males in a Graphic Novel Book Club 2010 2565 Although graphic novels are an increasingly popular literary format, there is currently little empirical research that documents their use with struggling male adolescent readers in school settings. The purpose of this multiple case study was to exam...
Black teachers caring for black students: intersecting identity, culturally responsive teaching and life history 2011 885 This study addresses African American teachers' perspectives of Black students and the ways they pass on community through their Black pedagogical practices. Furthermore, it focuses on Black teacher identities and the ways their communities have shap...
A Socioculturalist Remakes a Middle School Classroom or- Unpacking More Tools for Learning 2013 5 How can we unpack more tools for learning? What do we need to do to help all students succeed? Schools today can find ways to guide students and teachers to share meaningful experiences. Educators may find it interesting to share student ...