Journal for Multicultural Education: Volume 15 Issue 2

The effects of empathy on support for Christmas music performance in public schools

Mitchell R. Davis

Despite an ever-diversifying student population, it is still commonplace for US public schools to present Christmas concerts. These concerts can force minority students to choose…

What does culturally relevant pedagogy have to offer with regard to teaching and learning during a time of physical distancing?

Shamari Reid

This conceptual paper, framed as a letter to educators, explores what the theory of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) offers us as we reimagine our approaches to teaching and…

Educators’ experiences as K-12 students and efficacy for teaching in diverse schools

Joshua DeSantis, Cherish Christopher

Significant differences exist in the racial composition of America’s student and teacher populations. This reality is compounded by the racial re-segregation patterns affecting…

The effects of stereotype threat on Roma academic performance in Slovakia: role of academic self-efficacy and social identity

Andrea Slobodnikova, Brandon Randolph-Seng

One of the goals of various European Union (EU) organizations (i.e. Roma and non-Roma nonprofits) is the integration of Roma into the educational system. A challenge for the…

Teaching approaches adopted by teachers in multicultural classrooms in secondary schools in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Logamurthie Athiemoolam, Annaline Vermaak

The purpose of this paper is to examine teaching approaches adopted by teachers in ex-Model C English medium secondary schools (former mono-ethnic White Schools) currently in Port…

Are Australian Islamic schools elitist?

Mahmood Nathie

The purpose of this study is to examine whether Australian Islamic schools, by dint of their unique status within Australian private schooling, may be construed as elitist or…

“They act like they went to hell!”: Black teachers, racial justice, and teacher education

Kristen E. Duncan

While Black teachers have engaged in racial justice-oriented teaching for centuries and the body of research on racial justice-oriented teachers is growing, very little is known…

Alternative theorizing of multicultural education: an Islamic perspective on interculturality and social justice

Hamza R’boul

This paper aims to discuss the possibility of embracing an Islamic perspective on interculturality and social justice as an underlying system of multicultural education. While…