ERIC Number: EJ1123905
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Apr
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-2194-654X
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Perspectives on Team Teachers Who Are Culturally Different
Bakken, Jeffrey P.; Whedon, Craig K.; Fletcher, Reginald
Multicultural Learning and Teaching, v1 n1 p23-31 Apr 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of urban students regarding their teachers who were of different races/ethnicities. The participants in this study were twelve students (African-American, Caucasian, and Bi-Racial) in an urban elementary school. The twelve students were in a special education self-contained classroom and were labeled as having emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD). Results of this survey indicated the students felt teachers of a different color were competent and they could learn from them and that their races/cultural backgrounds did not affect their performance or how they treated the students. In addition, they indicated that teachers of a different race/cultural background worked well together, taught in ways that were consistent, assisted with increasing their self-esteem, listened to them, and exhibited positive teaching behaviors.
Descriptors: Teamwork, Teacher Collaboration, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Faculty), Urban Schools, Elementary School Students, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Problems, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Team Teaching, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Special Needs Students, Teacher Effectiveness, Intelligence Tests, Children, Achievement Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
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