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Theory into Practice | 3 |
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Ladson-Billings, Gloria | 3 |
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Opinion Papers | 2 |
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Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Ladson-Billings, Gloria – Theory into Practice, 1995
Describes the centrality of culturally relevant pedagogy to academic success for minority students who are poorly served in public schools, discussing linkages between school and culture, examining the theoretical grounding of culturally relevant teaching in the context of a study of successful teachers of black students. Provides examples of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Class Activities, Consciousness Raising
Reading between the Lines and beyond the Pages: A Culturally Relevant Approach to Literacy Teaching.
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Ladson-Billings, Gloria – Theory into Practice, 1992
Describes two minority educators' approaches to literacy teaching, discussing the literacy debate and cultural relevance. The article examines common threads that make the educators' pedagogy appropriate for teaching African-American students successfully. The article examines how and why teachers of African-American students achieve success. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Black Dialects, Black Students
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Ladson-Billings, Gloria – Theory into Practice, 1996
Discusses ways to interpret student silence, highlighting a black professor's experiences teaching white students. Student silence is likened to political situations in which people who feel disenfranchised by the process do not vote, which is a political statement in itself. The importance of not ignoring student silence is emphasized. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Classroom Communication, College Faculty, College Students