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Cheng, Lirong Lilly – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2019
My goal in this article is to share my experiences as an academic in an institution of higher education in the United States. To a large measure, I provide insight into a world that contains multiple complexities for those who have come from a different shore. These experiences were based on my not, at first, understanding the prevailing cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Higher Education, Cultural Context, College Faculty
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Obiakor, Festus E. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2021
Hate has always been a part of our lives and world. We have rationalized about it and pretended that it is a personality difference that is not very harmful and hurtful. However, hate continues to be devastating and visible in the forms of discrimination, racism, xenophobia, linguistic superiority, religious bigotry, Messiah Complex, White…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Schools of Education, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language)
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Howrey, Shannon Tovey – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2020
Misconceptions, stereotypes, and deficit views of Mexican immigrants are pervasive in the current U.S. media. Such views are inconsistent with culturally responsive pedagogy, and teachers who hold them will be impeded in their abilities to teach Mexican immigrant children effectively (Nathenson-Mejia & Escamilla, 2003). Research supports the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Stereotypes, Mexican Americans, Immigrants
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Koh, Myung-Sook; Shin, Sunwoo; Reeves, Kay C. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate attitudes and perspectives of Korean immigrant parents in rearing and educating their children in the United States. One hundred nineteen Korean parents from three cities in the United States were surveyed using the Korean Parent Questionnaire. The responses of the questionnaire were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Korean
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Grant, Patrick A. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2010
People'?s personal experiences shape their views based on lifelong behaviors and contributions to the society in which they find themselves. Foreign-born African American educators are no exceptions. In this article I share my voice as a foreign-born African American teacher educator.
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Foreign Nationals, Immigrants, Teacher Educators
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Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Wilder, Lynn K. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2006
In recent years, the majority of new immigrants to the United States have settled in rural areas, creating unique challenges for special education administrators. In this article, we discuss the details of the challenges to rural schools in meeting the requirements of the federal mandates, especially No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act passed in 2001…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Special Education, Immigrants, Educational Legislation