Assessing culturally responsible pedagogy in student work: reflections, rubrics, and writing.

From: Journal of Thought | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Huber-Warring, Tonya; Warring, Douglas F. | Copyright information

A Global Worldview in the Teaching-Learning Process

In 1756, Hector St. John de Crevecoeur wrote that in the American colonies individuals were being melted into a new race (see Huber, 2002, p. 1). The meltdown never occurred--and now more a mosaic than a melting pot--issues of cultural diversity and color permeate educational and social considerations in the U.S.A.

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