ERIC Number: EJ1358145
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 23
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The Wrong Tools for the Job: Teachers' Voices on Cultural Capital Mismatch
Recknagel, Crystal; Hong, Ji; Francis, Dionne Cross; Wang, Qian; Parsons, Alexandra; Lewis, Laura
International Journal of Multicultural Education, v24 n2 p57-79 2022
This case study investigates how teachers in a school with a large population of low-income students of color in the U.S. perceived students' cultural capital and associated teachers' roles. Twenty-seven teachers were interviewed and discussed four domains of cultural capital mismatch between students and teachers: behavioral, experiential, academic, and family norm. Teachers often characterized these misalignments as students' deficits and undertook parenting or friendship roles. This study highlights the need to support and train pre-service and in-service teachers' critical consciousness so that teachers leverage students' cultural tools to enhance instruction and to counteract deficit views of students of color.
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students, Teacher Role, Educational Resources, Teacher Attitudes, Social Cognition, Student Needs
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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