The Theory and Practice of Culturally Relevant Education: A Synthesis of Research Across Content Areas

Brittany Aronson, Judson Laughter

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Abstract

Many teachers and educational researchers have claimed to adopt tenets of culturally relevant education (CRE). However, recent work describes how standardized curricula and testing have marginalized CRE in educational reform discourses. In this synthesis of research, we sought examples of research connecting CRE to positive student outcomes across content areas. It is our hope that this synthesis will be a reference useful to educational researchers, parents, teachers, and education leaders wanting to reframe public debates in education away from neoliberal individualism, whether in a specific content classroom or in a broader educational community.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)163-206
Number of pages44
JournalReview of Educational Research
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Education

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