Innovative Education for Diverse Students in a Changing Era: One U.S. Urban School’s Alternative Teaching and Learning (pp. 36-55)

Authors

  • Ming-Hsuan Wu Touro College

Keywords:

multicultural education, culturally responsive pedagogy, urban education

Abstract

This critical ethnographic case study describes and interprets how an urban K-8 charter school in the United States with a large number of students of color from low-income communities offers education that recognizes students’ minority status in the broader society and envisions students as agents working toward a just society. The analyses show that the school’s progressive teaching of diversity has a positive impact on minority students’ identification with their heritages and their academic achievements. This study advances a critical understanding of creating equitable education at the school level. 

Author Biography

Ming-Hsuan Wu, Touro College

Assistant Professor in TESOL/Bilingual Advanced Certificate Programs at Touro College


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Published

2014-12-08

How to Cite

Wu, M.-H. (2014). Innovative Education for Diverse Students in a Changing Era: One U.S. Urban School’s Alternative Teaching and Learning (pp. 36-55). International Journal of Multicultural Education, 16(2).

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2014): Open Theme Issue

Section

Articles (Peer-reviewed)

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