Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-190).
Contents
Foreword / James W. Fraser -- Introduction: The Common Experience / Jacqueline Jordan Irvine -- The Salience of Race and Culture on Teachers and Teaching: Research and Theory -- Multicultural Professional Development for African American Teachers: The Role of Process-Oriented Models / Gretchen McAllister -- Black Teachers' Perceptions of Their Professional Roles and Practices / Franita Ware -- Does Race Matter? A Comparison of Effective Black and White Teachers of African American Students / Patricia M. Cooper -- The Stories of Culturally Responsive Teachers -- The Development of Teacher Efficacy Beliefs: A Case Study of an African American Middle School Teacher / Gloria Harper Lee -- The Influence of Professional Development on a Teacher's Changing Praxis: The Journey of an African American Teacher / Kim Nesta Archung -- Chasing Hope through Culturally Responsive Praxis: One Master Teacher and Her African American Eighth Grade Readers / Maria Leonora Lockaby Karunungan -- African American Teachers' Culturally Specific Pedagogy: The Collective Stories / Jacqueline Jordan Irvine -- Responses from the Teachers: Comments from Beverley Cockerham, Vivian Stephens, and Patricia White.