As classrooms across the globe become increasingly more diverse, it is imperative that educators understand how to meet the needs of students with varying demographic backgrounds. Emerging Issues and Trends in Education presents case studies from academics who have all at one point been teachers in K–12 classrooms, addressing topics such as STEM as well as global issues related to race, gender education, education policy, and parental engagement. The contributors take an international approach, including research about Nigerian, Chinese, Native American, and Mexican American classrooms. With a focus on multidisciplinary perspectives, Emerging Issues and Trends in Education is reflective of the need to embrace different ways of looking at problems to improve education for all students.
ContentsForeword, by William A. HoweEditor’s Note, by Theodore S. RansawPreface, by Deborah GabrielPart 1. Global Perspectives on Race and Gender in EducationSTEM SISTA Spaces: Creating Counterspaces for Black Girls and Women by Shetay N. Ashford, Jessica Alyce Wilson, Natalie S. King, and Tifffany M. NyachaeFemale Education: Gender Discrimination in Northern Nigerian Secondary Schools by Felix Peter UmeanaSurviv-ing: An African American Man Reconstructing Masculinity through Literacy by Barbara Guzzetti and Mellinee LesleyUnderstanding the Classroom Matrix of Race, Class, Gender, and Cultural Competency in Analyzing Same-Race Students and Teacher Arguments by Theodore S. RansawPart 2. Policy, Leadership, and InnovationDefijining High-Quality Education through the Eyes of Policymakers in American Indian Tribal Governments by Christie M. PoitraDistributed Leadership and Educator Attitudes: A Multilevel Analysis of TALIS 2013 by Yan Liu and Susan PrintyMexican Dance Group: Breaking Barriers One Tap at a Time by Tatiana CevallosThe Future of Education: Nouveau “Plus Ça Change . . .” by Brian J. BoggsContributorsIndex
Theodore S. Ransaw is a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist, a Research Specialist in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, and Affiliated Faculty in African American and African Studies at Michigan State University.
Richard Majors, a former Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, is an Honorary Professor at University of Colorado–Colorado Springs. He is the coauthor of Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in America, which is considered a classic in the field.
