The existing literature has extensively documented the urgency for educators to raise their cultural awareness and become more culturally responsive; yet importance placed on competence in teacher education programs been surprisingly weak. present study, therefore, provides a preliminary investigation of diversity exposure, through course curriculum, preservice teachers. Using state-level data, content analysis descriptions was conducted assess what types undergraduate courses were being...

One frequently held assumption found within the school discipline literature suggests that students of color- particularly African American, male, low-income populations- are at an increased risk receiving exclusionary sanctions. Aside from race, gender, and socioeconomic status; however, less is known about other factors increase likelihood a student being excluded classroom instruction as result disciplinary action. These equally important in understanding disproportional trends...

School discipline disparities for African American students in urban schools continue to be a topic of contention. While research has rightfully called into question the practices and preparation teachers principals, role that assistant principals serve as disciplinary gatekeepers gone relatively unnoticed literature. The purpose this study was explore experiences five at two middle ascertain how they addressed issues race amid applying school interventions students. findings are analyzed...

Considering Black women's historic contributions and enduring legacy in education, their continual disproportionate underrepresentation US public schools is severely problematic. The absence of women many nationally disconcerting given potential to improve school outcomes for students Color. Despite this finding, teacher education programs districts struggle effectively recruit retain women. Employing feminist epistemologies, paper conceptualize a female pipeline (from recruitment retention...

Exclusionary school discipline practices continue to play a key explanatory role in racially disproportionate outcomes the justice system.Three decades of research substantiate disproportionality and negative effects on Black students.However, meta-analysis this phenomenon its moderators remains absent but is warranted based practical empirical import.Thus, synthesized between White students by aggregating odds ratios across studies.An exhaustive search literature rigorous screening process...

Studies have documented the ubiquitous racial disparities in school discipline. However, knowledge of unique and complex disciplinary experiences Black girls, shared from their own voices, remains under-researched. To better understand policing 'pushout' phenomenon for this qualitative study examines data which explore resulting consequences a fight between 30 female students. Our findings suggest that hypercriminalization subsequent punitive measures inflicted on these girls hindered...

The effects of professional teacher dispositions on student development have been widely documented. Yet there is limited discussion the impact socially just dispositions. present study critically examines relationship between justice-oriented mind-sets in preservice teachers and their perceptions teaching urban schools. Using critical interpretive case study, we analyze a series journal reflections from diverse group prospective to determine whether exposure service-learning opportunities...

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the extant scholarship on quality in early childhood education and emphasize importance extending literature explore potential influence that a teachers’ educational background may have kindergarten readiness for African American children urban learning settings. Design/methodology/approach Research has identified high-quality as significant contributor academic success development young children. This examines current conceptualizations...

We are in a time and place where the lives of Black women girls have to do more than "matter" education; they must be researched, understood, enhanced through transformative educational praxis. The Journal African American Women Girls Education (JAAWGE) issued call for papers its inaugural issue that sought elucidate girls' experiences across variety disciplines, contexts, geographic settings. Through this work, constituency JAAWGE aims illuminate brilliance resilience by placing their...

National data on Black women in higher education has typically been presented through a deficit lens. General interpretations have suggested that ‘comparison’ to white women, the rate at which enroll college or secure faculty appointments is less than ideal. While this intended highlight systemic inequities opportunities for education, too often it (mis)used justify intellectual inferiority of group. However, same data—when examined critical lens—reveals something much more complex; present...

Educational research methodologies are often situated in the onto-epistemologies of patriarchal whiteness. Lacking critical emotionality, these designs repress human instinct for fallacy scientific objectivity. The life-giving methods and employed by many Black women educational researchers oppose positivist designs. In this context guided our collective “she-searches,” we conceptualize indigenous (BIMs). Engaging feminist tradition storytelling, recount application interview method...

Background/Context Teaching to empower requires a critical focus on the unique challenges and opportunities of teaching in socially unjust educational environments. Effective happens an environment that engages students teachers investigation content, knowledge, activities. Critical learning environments simultaneously nurture development multiple perspectives challenge status quo. Establishing is imperative system plagued with academic social injustices. Therefore, necessitates teachers,...