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Stein, Pippa – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Multimodal Pedagogies in Diverse Classrooms examines how the classroom can become a democratic space founded on the integration of different histories, modes of representation, feelings, languages and discourses, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the connection between multimodality, pedagogy, democracy and social justice in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Social Justice, Student Diversity
Johnson, Leona M. – 2003
This publication presents reasons why attention to culture and learning is important in schools. It examines the relationship between culture and learning, and discusses how conflicts between the culture of the home and that of the typical classroom hinder the educational process for many children. It reviews examples of culturally sensitive…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Shade, Barbara J. Robinson, Ed. – 1997
Many students of color are not performing to their maximum potential within the current school setting, and examinations of this problem suggest significant differences between student and teacher perceptions of how one becomes educated. The underlying assumptions of this book are that culture, through the mediation of cognitive style, determines…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Culture
Reid, Joy M., Ed. – 1995
A selection of essays in learning styles in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction includes: "Cultural Differences in Learning Styles" (Gayle L. Nelson); "Difficulties with Cross-Cultural Learning-Styles Assessment" (Patricia A. Eliason); "Gender Differences in Language Learning Styles: What Do They Mean?" (Rebecca L. Oxford); "Cognitive…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Ambiguity, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques