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Burden of Acting Neither White Nor Black: Asian American Identities and Achievement in Urban Schools
Jamie Lew 《The Urban Review》2006,38(5):335-352
Ogbu’s theory of “burden of acting white” has been one of the most frequently cited studies to explain black and white achievement
gap. However, emerging studies have argued that Ogbu’s theory may be limited when examining variability of school achievement
among black and white students. Research shows that in addition to culture, other social forces, such as class, peer networks,
and school context may play a significant role when accounting for minority students’ academic aspirations and achievement.
In the midst of this on-going debate, however, there is a limited understanding of how, if at all, theory of “acting white”
plays a role for racial groups other than black and white students. By extending the discussion beyond a black-and-white discourse,
this research examines how Asian American students in two different social and economic contexts, negotiate their race and
ethnic identities. Framed by a prevalent model minority stereotype that conflates Asian Americans with whiteness, the findings
show that portrayal of Asian “success” much like black “failure” cannot be explained solely on their cultural orientation.
By comparing experiences of two groups of Korean American students—both high- and low-achieving—in different economic and
school contexts, this study illustrates how the two groups of Korean American students adopt different racial strategies depending
on their socioeconomic backgrounds, peer networks, and school contexts. Using Korean American students in urban schools as
a case study, this research complicates and challenges our understanding of the role of culture in school achievement and
illustrates how culture intersects with class, race, and schools.
Jamie Lew is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Education, Rutgers University-Newark, 110 Warren Street, Newark,
NY, 07102-1814, USA 相似文献
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Culturally responsive science teaching is using knowledge about the culture and life experiences of students to structure
learning that is conducive to their needs. Understanding what teachers need to prepare them to be culturally responsive is
a matter of continuous debate. As the focus of multicultural education ventures farther away from its roots, advocating the
civil rights of historically oppressed groups, concerns about the gravity of racial inequity on schooling continues. How will
this shift in focus influence teachers’ capacity to accommodate students’ needs resulting from racial inequities in this society,
particularly African American students? What knowledge is essential to their effectiveness? This qualitative study examined
the instructional practices of two effective middle school science teachers deemed culturally responsive by their administrator
on the basis of classroom observations, students’ responses and standardized assessment results. Both teachers’ classrooms
consisted primarily of African American students. Grounded theory was used to analyze the teachers’ beliefs and practices
in order to identify existing commonalties. Critical race theory was used to identify whether there was any influence of the
students’ racial identities on the teachers’ beliefs and practices. The analysis reveals that the teachers’ beliefs and practices
were informed by their critical awareness of social constraints imposed upon their African American students’ identities.
These findings communicate the significance of sociocultural awareness to informing the teachers’ instruction, as well as
their strategies for managing the varying dynamics occurring in their classrooms. It can be deduced from the findings that
an understanding of racial inequities is crucial to the development of sociocultural awareness, and is the foundation for
the culturally responsive dispositions and practices of these middle school science teachers. 相似文献
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Learning Environment, Interaction, Sense of Belonging and Study Success in Ethnically Diverse Student Groups 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Marieke Meeuwisse Sabine E. Severiens Marise Ph. Born 《Research in higher education》2010,51(6):528-545
The purpose of this paper was to investigate a model for describing the relationships between the extent to which learning
environments are activating and students’ interaction with teachers and peers, sense of belonging, and study success. It was
tested whether this model holds true for both ethnic minority students and ethnic majority students. A total of 523 students
from four different universities completed a questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (Amos) was used to test the model.
The model that best describes the relationships in the group of ethnic minority students (N = 145) was shown to be different than the model that best fits the group of majority students (N = 378). Ethnic minority students appeared to feel at home in their educational program if they had a good formal relationship
with teachers and fellow students. Ethnic minority students’ sense of belonging to the institution nevertheless did not contribute
to their study progress. On the other hand, in majority students, informal relationships with fellow students were what led
to a sense of belonging. In these students, the sense of belonging did further academic progress. 相似文献
4.
Research points to particular problems in the experiences of White teachers teaching students of color (Cochran-Smith et al.,
2004). Despite good intentions, teaching students of diverse backgrounds and experiences can be challenging for teachers who are
unfamiliar with their students’ backgrounds and communities. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of notions
about “good urban teaching” for three women in a preservice teacher preparation program. Reporting on two years of data, we
show how the three women negotiated their beliefs and identities in light of program demands and classroom realities. The
lack of synchronicity within the women’s experiences highlights that the traditional (white, female, middle class) students
in preservice teacher education programs are not homogeneous. The significance of this difference is highlighted through the
concept of heterogeneity. We define heterogeneity as the differences that exist among traditional students in preservice teacher
preparation programs. Our research suggests that heterogeneity is complicit in the progress or lack of progress of preservice
teachers developing professional identities.
This paper was originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association April 7–11, 2006 San Francisco, CA
An erratum to this article can be found at 相似文献
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There is a documented need for more opportunities for teachers to learn about students’ mathematical reasoning. This article
reports on the experiences of a group of elementary and middle school mathematics teachers who participated as interns in
an after-school, classroom-based research project on the development of mathematical ideas involving middle-grade students
from an urban, low-income, minority community in the United States. For 1 year, the teachers observed the students working
on well-defined mathematical investigations that provided a context for the students’ formation of particular mathematical
ideas and different forms of reasoning in several mathematical content strands. The article describes insights into students’
mathematical reasoning that the teachers were able to gain from their observations of the students’ mathematical activity.
The purpose is to show that teachers’ observations of students’ mathematical activity in research sessions on students’ development
of mathematical ideas can provide opportunities for teachers to learn about students’ mathematical reasoning. 相似文献
6.
Nadine Dolby 《The Australian Educational Researcher》2005,32(1):101-117
In this essay, I explore how two groups of undergraduates — Americans and Australians — participate in the reformulation of
the “global imagination” through their experiences of studying abroad. Specifically, I question the assumption that the global
imagination constitutes one shared, common experience that is the same across nations. In contrast, I demonstrate that though
American and Australian students are certainly among the elite in global terms, their shared economic position does not necessarily
correspond to a common global imagination. Instead, they have markedly different notions of both national and global identities.
American students’ strong national identity often prevents them from exploring the possibilities of global affiliation. Australian
students’ relatively weak national identity allows for a robust global sense of place, but is sometimes constrained by a limited
tolerance for racial and ethnic diversity. In conclusion, I argue that the global imagination has not one, but numerous manifestations,
which have the potential to both enable and constrain the enhancement of justice and democracy in a global context. 相似文献
7.
The ethnic diversity within schools is a major challenge for education in most European countries. The diversity of cultural
backgrounds of students and parents leads to new transitions, enables new forms of participation, and demands the creation
of new concepts, values and practices. Processes of mediation have a vital place in the required developments. The contributions
to this issue study the relationship between learning and social mediation on three levels: (1) the mediating role of cultural
tools, in particular language and the curriculum, (2) the role of peers and teachers in the appropriation of cultural tools
by minority students, and (3) the mediating role of social representations in the shaping of students’ identities at school. 相似文献
8.
This article discusses urban educators’ views of their teaching experiences. The article is based upon survey research conducted
with teachers in two poor, urban districts during the 2005–2006 academic year. The teachers reported a variety of positive
and negative views regarding their classrooms, their students, and the students’ social worlds. The data illustrate the importance
of classroom processes for the teachers, and how they believed that their students’ social locations, behaviors, and attitudes
impede the delivery of educational content. We believe this research raises interesting challenges regarding the need for
urban educators to incorporate students’ perspectives into both instructional processes and curriculum content. Furthermore,
this research should contribute to the empirical foundation needed for the creation of better teacher preparation programs. 相似文献
9.
?se Hansson 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2012,81(1):103-125
In the multilingual mathematics classroom, the assignment for teachers to scaffold students by means of instruction and guidance in order to facilitate language progress and learning for all is often emphasized. In Sweden, where mathematics education is characterized by a low level of teacher responsibility for students’ performance, this responsibility is in part passed on to students. However, research investigating the complexity of relations between mathematics teaching and learning in multilingual classrooms, as well as effect studies of mathematics teaching, often take the existence of teachers’ responsibility for offering specific content activities for granted. This study investigates the relations between different aspects of responsibility in mathematics teaching and students’ performance in the multilingual mathematics classroom. The relationship between different group compositions and how the responsibility is expressed is also investigated. Multilevel structural equation models using TIMSS 2003 data identified a substantial positive influence on mathematics achievement of teachers taking responsibility for students’ learning processes by organizing and offering a learning environment where the teacher actively and openly supports the students in their mathematics learning, and where the students also are active and learn mathematics themselves. A correlation was also revealed between group composition, in terms of students’ social and linguistic background, and how mathematics teaching was performed. This relationship indicates pedagogical segregation in Swedish mathematics education by teachers taking less responsibility for students’ learning processes in classes with a high proportion of students born abroad or a high proportion of students with low socio-economic status. 相似文献
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Bhaskar Upadhyay 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2009,4(3):569-586
This study draws upon a qualitative case study to investigate the impact of the high-stakes test environment on an elementary
teacher’s identities and the influence of identity maintenance on science teaching. Drawing from social identity theory, I
argue that we can gain deep insight into how and why urban elementary science teachers engage in defining and negotiating
their identities in practice. In addition, we can further understand how and why science teachers of poor urban students engage
in teaching decisions that accommodate school demands and students’ needs to succeed in high-stakes tests. This paper presents
in-depth experiences of one elementary teacher as she negotiates her identities and teaching science in school settings that
emphasize high-stakes testing. I found that a teacher’s identities generate tensions while teaching science when: (a) schools
prioritize high-stakes tests as the benchmark of teacher success and student success; (b) activity-based and participatory
science teaching is deemphasized; (c) science teacher of minority students identity is threatened or questioned; and (d) a
teacher perceives a threat to one’s identities in the context of high stakes testing. Further, the results suggest that stronger
links to identities generate more positive values in teachers, and greater possibilities for positive actions in science classrooms
that support minority students’ success in science.
Bhaskar Upadhyay is an assistant professor of science education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on equity and social justice issues in science education; sociocultural influences on teaching and learning of science; and issues of teaching and learning science to immigrant children and parents. He teaches courses concerning equity, diversity, social justice, and multicultural education issues in science teaching and learning. 相似文献
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Bhaskar Upadhyay is an assistant professor of science education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on equity and social justice issues in science education; sociocultural influences on teaching and learning of science; and issues of teaching and learning science to immigrant children and parents. He teaches courses concerning equity, diversity, social justice, and multicultural education issues in science teaching and learning. 相似文献
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Els de Koning Monique Boekaerts 《European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE》2005,20(3):289-308
This article reports on a study regarding the school-identification of 1819 first-year students in secondary vocational education.
We measured the school-identification of these adolescents and used the perspective of self-regulation to define three blocks
of potential determinants, including the students’ personal goals (1) their appraisals of the school and classroom (2), and
their peer- and home-identities (3). One other block included students’ personal characteristics, such as general ability
(i.e., course-level) and gender (4). In a two-wave regression procedure we investigated the contributions of the four blocks
of potential determinants in explaining students’ school-identification. The first wave showed three key-determinants, including
students’ appraisals of teacher-expectation and course-utility and the extent to which they felt alienated from their school.
Of secondary importance were students’ relational identities, with peer-identity being more important than home-identity.
Personal goals were the least important determinants. The second wave showed how the key-determinants were explained by the
students’ appraisals of mutual-support, and involvement, fairness, humour, learning-support, reward and personal respect of
their teachers. Elaborate interpretations of the results are provided in the discussion. 相似文献
12.
Urban Students’ Perceptions of Teachers: Views of Students in General, Special, and Honors Education
Students’ satisfaction with school experiences has been linked to their sense of belongingness, connection to school, and
achievement. Though the extant research addresses students’ perceptions of school climate and sense of belonging, there is
a paucity of research about students’ views of teacher–student interactions. Five hundred and seventy-seven students from
one ethnically and academically diverse urban high school were surveyed and interviewed about the nature of teacher talk with
students. Findings from this mixed-methods investigation indicate students from general, special, and honors programs experience
a wide range of interactions based on academic services received, gender, and ethnicity. More frequent perceived punitive
feedback was reported by all students in special education as well as males in general and honors education programs, while
Hispanic students indicated a greater frequency of perceived supportive feedback. Findings also reflect a wide range of attitudes
and feelings about teachers, the educational system, and learning. 相似文献
13.
Yoko Kobayashi 《Higher Education》2010,59(3):323-333
Drawing from social identity theory and its categorization process, the present study crossexamines Japanese students’ contrastively
different attitudes toward Asians and European (-looking) people in two different contexts: (1) Japanese students in the overseas
English language school context who perceive a sense of solidarity with other Asian, particularly Korean, students in the
presence of European students and (2) Japanese students’ yearning for ‘white English’ speakers in Japan and their disregard
for Asian and African-looking students on campus. Based on primary data and literature knowledge base, the present study argues
that Japanese students’ inclination to make friends with other Asian friends in English speaking countries is context-bound
and once they return to their less multicultural home country, their intact yearning for the Imagined West is rekindled. Further
discussions are provided for those involved in international education and foreign language education as well as English-as-a-world-language
education in postsecondary education. 相似文献
14.
Julie A. Bianchini 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2011,6(4):871-882
In this response to Konstantinos Alexakos, Jayson K. Jones, and Victor H. Rodriguez’s study, I discuss ways attending to student
membership in groups can both inform research on equity and diversity in science education and improve the teaching of science
to all students. My comments are organized into three sections: how underrepresented students’ experiences in science classrooms
are shaped by their peers; how science teachers can help students listen to and learn from one another; and how the subject
matter can invite or discourage student participation in science. More specifically, I underscore the need for teachers and
students to listen to one another to promote student learning of science. I also highlight the importance of science education
researchers and science teachers viewing students both as individuals and as members of multiple groups; women of color, for
example, should be understood as similar to and different from each other, from European American women and from ethnic minorities
in general. 相似文献
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中国西南地区少数民族大学生民族认同心理研究 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
In China, ethnic identity refers to both one’s own ethnic identity and the identity of the Chinese nation. It is of great
significance not only to individuals’ mental health and full play of psychological functions but also to ethnic solidarity
and regional and national stability. On the whole, ethnic minority college students in the Southwestern regions have positive
national identity and behavior tendency. Universities and colleges should further uplift students’ national identity and improve
their behavior through education.
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Translated from Minzu Jiaoyu Yanjiu 民族教育研究(Journal of Research on Education for Ethnic Minorities), 2007, 18(2): 32–36 相似文献
16.
Philemon Chigeza 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2011,6(2):401-412
This paper responds to Schademan’s “What does playing cards have to do with science? A resource—rich view of African American
young men”, and takes a resource-rich view to explore the notion of agency and elements of cultural resources that minority
and marginalised students bring to the classroom. The paper examines the deficit model, the need to adopt capacity building
perspective, and a classroom study, which sought to contextualise capacity building with a group of Australian indigenous
students in a science class. As science educators, we need to reject the deficit model by developing capacity building pedagogies
that affirm minority and marginalised students’ lived languages, experiences and knowledge in their learning. 相似文献
17.
Educational programs are seen as a vehicle for improving the educational experiences and life outcomes for youthful offenders.
In 1998 North Carolina started the Workplace and Community Transition Youth Offender Program (YOP). The program offers youth
post-secondary educational courses. Our study examines 2007–2009 data from YOP youth participating in the program. Using students’
voices our study shows that YOP not only decreases recidivism drastically, but has a personal impact in the youth participants’
lives. YOP provides a space of change that is not prison or a traditional college. The hybrid figured world provides an opportunity
for African American male youth to re/author themselves creating new hybrid identities. The youth author themselves as students
versus inmates. These new identities and educational competencies have potentially long term benefits for youth offenders
and for communities. 相似文献
18.
The paper reports on part of a large-scale study aimed at examining students’ perceptions of teacher–student interactions.
This paper will report on a study utilising mixed methodology in 12 Queensland primary classrooms. After the students’ perceptions
were established, the teachers, through a consultative process, developed strategies to change the students’ perceptions of
their classroom over a 3 month period. The paper reports on what strategies these teachers utilised and what changes in students’
perceptions resulted. The classroom teachers were interviewed about the change in students’ perceptions, what changes they
had sought to promote in their classrooms, and what they felt had been achieved in their classrooms. The study found that
students were able to articulate what changes the teacher had implemented, what their reaction was to these changes and their
perception of the classroom environment as a result of these implemented strategies. 相似文献
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Akihiko Masuda Page L. Anderson Michael P. Twohig Amanda B. Feinstein Ying-Yi Chou Johanna W. Wendell Analia R. Stormo 《International journal for the advancement of counseling》2009,31(3):168-180
The study examined African American, Asian American, and European American college students’ previous direct and indirect
experiences of seeking professional psychological services and related attitudes. Survey data were collected from 254 European
American, 182 African American and 82 Asian American college students. Results revealed that fewer African American and Asian
American college students had sought professional psychological services, knew someone who had sought psychological services,
and knew a close person who was diagnosed with a psychological disorder, relative to European American students. Furthermore,
African American and Asian American participants showed less favorable attitudes on a variety of help-seeking attitudes, compared
to the European American group. 相似文献
20.
The Israeli high school biology curriculum comprises the Biomind program, in which students are engaged in an open inquiry
learning process. The dynamic features of open inquiry often pose challenges to teachers in implementing the Biomind program.
The current qualitative research shows that facilitating students in a dynamic open inquiry process is multidimensional. Teaching
practices cover a wide range of methods, from structured inquiry through guided inquiry to open inquiry. An individual teacher’s
profile can be elucidated on the basis of this spectrum. In addition, we realised that teachers often encounter several difficulties
in implementing open dynamic inquiry: A dearth of teachers’ scientific knowledge, students’ lack of scientific knowledge and
skills, and a restrictive time-frame. This study suggests several areas which should be considered while implementing an on
going professional development support for teachers who are engaged in open inquiry teaching. 相似文献