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An Interview with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
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Martin, Linda E.; Mulvihill, Thalia M. – Teacher Educator, 2021
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings is the former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She served as president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in 2005-2006. Dr. Ladson-Billings has contributed widely to the development of…
Descriptors: Interviews, College Faculty, Culturally Relevant Education, Critical Theory
Community-Based Urban Teacher Education: Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Considerations for Developing Promising Practices
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Noel, Jana – Teacher Educator, 2016
Traditional campus-based teacher education programs, located on college or university campuses, have been criticized for being removed from the "real world" of community life, and a number of programs have moved directly into urban communities in order for preservice teachers to become immersed in the life of the community. This article…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Teacher Education, Communities of Practice, Culturally Relevant Education
Mentoring Urban Interns: Amalgamation of Experiences in the Formation of Mathematics Teachers
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Piccolo, Diana L.; Capraro, Mary Margaret; Capraro, Robert M. – Teacher Educator, 2010
In this study, eleven K-8 mathematics urban interns' perceptions of their mentoring support systems and factors that influenced their ability to teach mathematics were examined. Semi-structured interviews revealed that district and grade-level campus mentors provided the greatest amount of mathematics instruction and pedagogically based support to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Interviews, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
Uphill All the Way: An Investigation of Attitudinal Predispositions of Preservice Teachers toward Diversity in Urban Classrooms.
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Shultz, Eileen L.; And Others – Teacher Educator, 1996
Surveys of 300 preservice teachers at Kutztown University (Pennsylvania) on their beliefs about urban students, urban environments, teachers' roles, and teacher qualities indicated a predisposition toward urban teaching in many students who could detail diversity issues, though incongruencies existed in attitudes and beliefs essential to the task.…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education