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Direct linkFergus, Edward – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
Many school practitioners think of poverty as a kind of "culture," characterized by dysfunctional behaviors that can only be corrected by imposing harsh discipline on students. Further, beliefs about poverty are often used to justify racial disparities in disciplinary referrals, achievement, and enrollment in gifted, AP, and honors…
Descriptors: Poverty, Racial Bias, Teacher Attitudes, Cultural Differences
Download full textFoster, Herbert L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1968
To date, efforts to educate the disadvantaged child have failed because most teachers and administrators have been unable to transcend the gulf between his culture and their own. Two concepts, however, are basic to any suggestions about educating the disadvantaged. First, it is possible to educate children "by providing a model for emulation and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Problems, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
