NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ698922
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jul-1
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Contextual Matters: Teachers' Perceptions of the Success of Antiracist Classroom Practices.
Lawrence, Sandra M.
Journal of Educational Research, v98 n6 p350 Jul 2005
The author examined teachers' perceptions of the influence of school climate on the implementation of antiracist multicultural practices learned through professional development. The author interviewed 7 educators 1 year after they completed an antiracist multicultural professional development course to determine the extent to which the educators had transformed knowledge acquired from the course to classroom practice and to determine factors influencing those transformations. Qualitative data revealed that participants perceived that school climate influenced the implementation of multicultural practice and that school and district leadership seemed to have a profound effect on setting the tone for school climate. In schools where participants perceived a positive climate for change concerning multicultural issues (i.e., participants felt supported in their antiracist efforts and received encouragement to further their multicultural competence), they were optimistic that their schools would continue to strive for more equitable teaching and learning conditions for all their students.
Heldref Publications, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, 1319 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802. Web site: http://www.heldref.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A