“…West, 2001), there are several research studies that show the importance of understanding the effects of teachers' racial beliefs in their pedagogical practices (e.g. Arber, 2008;Bergh, Denessen, Hornstra, Voeten, & Holland, 2010;Gere, Buehler, Ballavis, & Haviland, 2009;Greene & Abt-Perkins, 2003;Kubota & Lin, 2006Lewis, Ketter, & Fabos, 2001;McIntyre, 2002;McVee, 2004). Gere et al (2009) showed in their study how different prospective secondary school teachers and researchers encountered and interpreted culturally responsive pedagogy very differently.…”