In this interpretative case study, the researcher examined the beliefs and practices of three social studies teachers related to their teaching of race in U.S. history at a racially and ethnically diverse urban high school. Using the theory of culturally relevant pedagogy as a lens, this study employed mixed methods, analyzing teacher interviews,…

In this study, the researcher examined student conceptions of "Whiteness" as it relates to past and present U.S. history. Using Critical Race Theory as the lens, this study employed mixed methods, analyzing teacher observations, classroom artifacts/student work, survey, and interview data from White students and students of color at an…

This paper presents an overview of the work of sisterhoods in the parochial schools in Massachusetts from 1870 to 1940. The needs of the sisters as members of religious communities and their needs as professional educators are pointed out, and a distinction is made between the operation of parochial schools owned by a religious community and those…