Exploring Culturally Relevant/Responsive Pedagogy as Praxis in Teacher Education

Öğretmen Adaylarının Kültürel Değerlere Duyarlı Eğitime Hazırbulunuşluk Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi

“…There is no compulsory course or training related to culturally relevant/responsive teaching during the pre-service and in-service training periods of teachers. However, it has been stated in different studies that it is important to teach by considering cultural values during learning and teaching process (Aronson & Laughter, 2016;Başbay & Bektaş, 2010;Jackson & Boutte, 2018;Kotluk & Kocakaya, 2018;Morrison et al, 2008;Nash, 2018). From this point of view, it can be said that the preparations of teachers on this subject are effective in terms of quality education.…”

“…Öğretmenlerin üniversitedeki lisans dönemi ve meslek hayatı dönemlerinde kültürel değerler ya da bu değerlere duyarlığın ön plana çıktığı eğitim ile ilgili zorunlu bir ders ya da eğitim bulunmamaktadır. Ancak öğretme-öğrenme esnasında kültürel değerleri dikkate alarak ders işlemenin önemli olduğu farklı araştırmalarda ifade edilmiştir (Aronson & Laughter, 2016;Başbay & Bektaş, 2010;Jackson & Boutte, 2018;Kotluk & Kocakaya, 2018;Morrison, vd., 2008;Nash, 2018). Buradan hareketle öğretmenlerin bu konudaki hazırlıklarının nitelikli eğitim noktasında etkili olduğu söylenebilir.…”

Toward a Healthy Racial Climate: Systemically Centering the Well-being of Teacher Candidates of Color

“…Multiple studies have described pedagogical approaches of teacher educators wanting to develop teacher candidates' critical awareness. From pedagogies of discomfort (Ohito, 2016;Shim, 2017) to an unpacking of white privilege (Berchini, 2017;Hossain, 2015;Ullucci, 2012) to culturally relevant, responsive, and sustaining approaches (Jackson & Boutte, 2018;Paris & Alim, 2017), justice-oriented teacher educators have committed to strengthening teacher candidates' critical and racial literacies as they acknowledge the existence and perpetuation of racism within the field.…”

Internalized racism and the pursuit of cultural relevancy: Decolonizing practices for critical consciousness with preservice teachers of color

“…Similarly, Villegas and Lucas' (2002) framework for culturally responsive teacher education identifies "a sense of sociocultural consciousness" and "skills and commitment to act as agents of change" as key tenets. Yet, teacher education efforts that center culturally relevant/sustaining pedagogy are rarely systemic and integrated throughout programs (Jackson & Boutte, 2018). This is not surprising given the maintenance of whiteness in teacher education through curriculum, accreditation requirements, entrance and licensure testing, teacher educator demographics, and white student resistance and ontological dispositions and identifications (Miller & Starker-Glass, 2018;Sleeter, 2017).…”