Journal for Multicultural Education: Volume 15 Issue 1

Books like me: an investigation of urban elementary teachers’ journey toward more culturally relevant pedagogy

Katia Ciampa, Dana Reisboard

The single-site case study described herein is part of a two-year professional development (PD) initiative aimed at helping teachers from an urban elementary (K-8) school learn…

Learning to support and sustain cultural (and linguistic) diversity: perspectives of preservice teachers

Roxanna Senyshyn, Ann Martinelli

The purpose of this paper is to report on a collaborative project and study implemented by two teacher educators in an elementary education program. To prepare teacher candidates…

Teaching for intersectionality: insights from a relational cultural perspective

Sheldene K. Simola

This paper aims to consider the use of relational cultural theory (RCT) as an underlying, processual orientation for teaching with those who are living and learning at the…

Teaching English as an additional language: a case study approach

Evanthia Tsaliki

This paper aims to deal with the processes and experiences of teaching English as an additional language (AL). More specifically, it deals with the research question of which…

An action research case study: digital equity and educational inclusion during an emergent COVID-19 divide

Joyce Pittman, Lori Severino, Mary Jean DeCarlo-Tecce, Cameron Kiosoglous

This paper aims to share responses from current literature, a small case study about perceptions and practices of the school of education faculty toward multicultural and…

An examination of educator multicultural attitudes before and after a diversity dinner dialogue

Clare Merlin-Knoblich, Merry Leigh Dameron

The demographic make-up of students in US public schools is becoming increasingly diverse, and a need exists to train teachers in multicultural competence. Despite this need…

Pedagogy of life beyond happiness

Glenn Hardaker, Aishah Sabki, Liyana Eliza

The purpose of this study is to react to COVID-19 and is intended to transcend the regular thoughts to deeper issues towards humanity and nature. This paper also extends further…

Is it “just” planning? Exploring the integration of social justice education in an elementary language arts methods course thematic unit

Karyn A. Allee-Herndon, Annemarie B. Kaczmarczyk, Rebecca Buchanan

The purpose of this paper is to examine undergraduate elementary education teacher candidates’ abilities to successfully integrate social justice teaching into their…