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Direct linkLiane I. Hypolite; Kirk D. Rogers – Theory Into Practice, 2023
This article builds upon prior work by suggesting how public, K-12 education systems across the United States can address longstanding opportunity gaps in STEM education. More specifically, we bring together the work of critical perspectives in education, STEM pathway research, as well as best practices from teaching and learning scholarship. We…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, African American Students
Atwater, Mary M.; Lance, Jennifer; Woodard, UrLeaka; Johnson, Natasha Hillsman – Theory Into Practice, 2013
This article addresses the impact of race and ethnicity on students' science learning in US schools. Specifically, it discusses (a) the constructs of race, ethnicity, and culture, and the racial and ethnic student composition in US public schools; (b) effective classroom practices for curriculum, instruction, and assessment related to race…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Racial Factors, Science Instruction, Cultural Influences
Krechevsky, Mara; Rivard, Melissa; Burton, Fredrick R. – Theory Into Practice, 2010
This article describes the changing culture of a public school as members of its community explore new ways of being accountable to progressive ideals in an age of skills-based learning and standardized testing. Using documentation makes adult and student learning visible in and outside the classroom, supporting three forms of accountability: (a)…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Accountability, Reflective Teaching, Public Schools
Peer reviewedLadson-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
Peer reviewedTate, William F. – Theory into Practice, 1995
Presents an "Africentric" approach to mathematics education built on the thinking and realities of African American children. The article explains what constitutes a foreign pedagogy to African American students and describes a three-year collaborative project with a middle school teacher who has implemented a pedagogy of social change…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Afrocentrism, Black Students, Community Change
Peer reviewedNelson-Barber, Sharon; Estrin, Elise Trumbull – Theory into Practice, 1995
American Indian students have had inadequate opportunities for success in school, particularly in mathematics and science, because of how they are typically taught. The article identifies sources of the problem, discussing education reform, assumptions about mathematics and science, culture-based variations in ways of knowing, and methods of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Constructivism (Learning)
