When their teachers are well equipped to foster inclusive and equitable classrooms,
students from marginalized communities show higher rates of academic achievement …

Despite evidence of promise, the adoption of culturally relevant educational (CRE)
approaches to teaching and learning remains sporadic and underwhelming. In this chapter …

With the increasing diversity in classrooms, teachers are called upon to have the efficacy of
teaching students in multicultural classrooms. Professional development in multicultural …

As public schools in the United States become increasingly diverse, the need to prepare
competent preservice teachers who can teach in culturally diverse contexts is imperative …

Teacher action research has been shown to both promote professional growth in teachers
as well as produce gains for students. However, to date, little research has examined how …

To improve educational outcomes through improvements in teaching standards, the Ministry
of Education has stepped up efforts aimed at providing continuous and lifelong learning …

Effective communication between educational leaders and those with whom they work is of
utmost importance. Bolman and Deal's (2003) leadership and organizational frames provide …

Education scholars argue that the term “achievement gap” promotes deficit orientations
toward certain students of color, focuses the field on individualistic rather than structural …

The merits of diversity to business success are well documented. Nevertheless, classroom
diversity remains undermaximized in postmillennial schools. Differences across students' …

Simulations have long been used for military and medical training. More recently
educational simulations have evolved for training teachers and for gaming used as a tool to …