The COVID-19 pandemic has created a plethora of problems globally for school boards, administrators, and teachers of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM). From the beginning of 2020, marginalized students--those who live in low-socioeconomic environments or come from traditionally underrepresented communities or…

This article describes how, in our research with Head Start teachers in American Samoa, we combined video-cued multivocal ethnographic method (VCE) with traditional ethnographic approaches to understand our interlocutors' perspectives on curriculum and pedagogy, and the contrast between them and mainland US teachers using the same federally…

In 2014, The Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosted its first biennial International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In 2016, the second hosting of the conference took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 2018, the third hosting of the conference took place in…

This article discusses the theory and practice of applying critical feminist pedagogy in a teacher's training college. It is based on an analysis of the education of students in an early childhood teaching program (BEd) that seeks to promote social justice through education. This article discusses the areas of the student's education that…

The following research-to-practice summary addresses the findings from the original intervention study and provides specific guidance for early childhood practitioners. These recommendations respond to a current and growing concern on how to implement developmental, cultural, and linguistically appropriate curricula, namely, recommendations focus…

Play is so important that it is declared as one of the human rights by the United Nations. Although it is focused on children, play does "not" stop there. In the 1990s the author designed and facilitated a blended curriculum for a Head Start Program. The instructional goal was to introduce and get the children to effectively and…

"Streaming" for mathematics remains a contentious issue and particular forms of the practice have been considered inequitable. In the study reported here, the focus was on the extent to which streaming is used for mathematics at years 7-10 in Victorian secondary schools. Also of interest were the forms of streaming adopted and the…

This article comments on international consequences of performativity cultures and curriculum standardization, focusing particularly on the situation in England. It highlights the divide between youth culture and school learning, and the particular damage for poorer students. It argues the impact of the English performativity regime on teacher…

Discussed is instructional planning for gifted disadvantaged children with emphasis on appropriate teaching strategies and learning activities. Noted are gifted high achievers from disadvantaged backgrounds such as Thomas Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Possible organizational patterns listed include team teaching, open education, and extended…

This dissertation proposes a strategy for teaching literature to disadvantaged students. These students are characterized by an inadequate self-concept, a lack of social skills, restricted language development, and behavior motivated by immediate needs. Most of the disadvantaged are Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Appalachian whites. A…

Art programs for students of low socio-economic backgrounds must be emphasized. Art is a means of expression and therefore must be available to the culturally diverse schools. (MF)

Changes in the social setting of the 1970's could eliminate the need for a special curriculum for the disadvantaged child, with the exception of preschool programs. A more critical need appears to be improved teaching methods capable of rewarding and improving the self-image of disadvantaged children. (JH)

Discusses research on reading and mathematics in two first year classes in a working class district, in which one class was taught using the mastery learning approach, whereas the other class was taught in the traditional manner; mastery learning attempts to help every child attain operationally defined objectives. (JM)

IN LIGHT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS DISCUSSED, THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR THE SET-UP OF A MATHEMATICS PROGRAM FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. IN PRE-SCHOOL, CHILDREN SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO PERCEPTUAL TRAINING AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT RELATIVE TO SPACE, NUMBER, TIME AND RELATED CONCEPTUAL DOMAINS, SINCE THESE LATER BECOME THE…