States that employing a Chicana feminist epistemology in educational research is one means of resisting traditional models. Presents a framework that uses the concept of cultural institutions, which are derived from personal experience, existing literature, professional experience, and analytical research. (SK)

A middle-aged teacher reflects on her career, finding that her relationship to teaching has deepened and changed. She describes how her students have educated her as much as she has educated them. (SK)

Comparison of teacher-assigned grades and Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) scores in English, math, and science for 736 eighth-graders reveals that MCAS hurts African-Americans and Latinos/as in math and girls in math and science. Equitability disparities indicate the need for caution in high-stakes testing; scores should be…

Review of welfare reform legislation and interviews with low-income single mothers indicate that they experience dramatic benefits from completing college degrees but have limited opportunities and support for doing so. They lack role models and experience severe dislocation, disidentification, and class anxiety. (Contains 41 references.) (SK)

As in the United States, affirmative action policies in Fiji were intended to correct past injustices. However, their proponents' use of colonial discourse fails to acknowledge the historical roots of the lower educational attainment of Fijians, which is a legacy of colonial policies. (SK)

Using Walt Whitman's poetry, a chief executive officer's speech, and a first-grade teacher's experience, a high school teacher describes the transformation of her understanding of achievement and intelligence. She concludes that having high expectations does not mean the same goals for every student and that students learn best what they learn out…

A challenging encounter in a college classroom involving a student's experience of being "other" led to the insight that multicultural competence requires abandoning the position of all-knowing teacher and confronting one's fear of vulnerability and ineptitude. (SK)

Proposes that schooling leads to social change by fostering individual changes that alter participation; suggests that girls acquire proficiency in language used by bureaucracies such as health care. Demonstrates with data from Nepal and Venezuela how women's literacy skills influence reproductive and health outcomes for themselves and their…

Analyzes a debate over education in British Columbia, in which Hong Kong immigrants contested liberal assumptions. Examines such ideological debates and finds a growing rift between Dewey-inspired understanding of education and democracy and emerging global, transnational narratives. (Contains 85 references.) (Author/SK)

In Reading Apprenticeships, teachers serve as "master readers" of texts, engaging in collaborative inquiry with students. Reading is demystified through metacognitive conversations that draw on readers' self-knowledge. Academically underperforming students gained an average of 2 years' reading growth in 1 academic year using the…

Seven essays by youths ages 14-18 describe their experiences of pain, alienation, and secrecy as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. (SK)

Describes a protest by students at a liberal arts college over the president's refusal to allow a transgender author to speak at commencement. Discusses issues of gender theory, activism, bias, and equity. (SK)

Demonstrates how the writing of Audre Lorde, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Marlon Riggs contributed to the author's personal and professional development as a homosexual scholar of African descent. Describes negotiating legacies as the process of understanding the contexts and contributions of cultural ancestors. (SK)

A 10th-grade teacher used an essay by an Irish Catholic homosexual to develop students' understanding about identity and oppression. In the context of ethnic literature, they identified common ground that oppressed groups divided by difference share. (SK)

The experience of a fifth-grade teacher shows how her identity as a lesbian makes a positive difference in the classroom, making her class a safe place in which students can question culture and take a stand. (SK)