Journal for Multicultural Education: Volume 15 Issue 3

Interculturality at a US university: International faculty’s experiences with intercultural communication

Maja Stojanović, Petra Alaine Robinson

This paper aims to present the experiences, beliefs and perceptions of international faculty at a Research 1 institution in the Southern US regarding the perceived differences…

Being more than just seen: the struggle of navigating the white space of teacher education

Grace Inae Blum, Keith Reyes, Eric Hougan

The purpose of this study was to identify and understand the experiences of teacher candidates and alumni of color within a multi-campus teacher preparation program at a large…

Non-majority student perceptions of diversity and inclusion at a PWI and an HBCU

Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Chris O’Brien, Kim Reddig, Ting Sun, Shaqwana Freeman-Green

Using survey research, the purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of diversity to examine perceptions of diversity and inclusion among majority and non-majority students…

Imagined innocence meets lived experience

Sarah C. Lightner

The purpose of this study was to challenge pre-service teachers’ (PSTs) assumptions about youth readers, the researcher in this study invited a group of three seventh-grade…

Engaging African American parents: insights from a cultural arts after school program

Brenda Brand, Mary Alice Barksdale, Tamara Wallace, Yolanda Latrice Avent

Literature indicates African American parents can feel real or perceived discrimination that strains their interactions with teachers, resulting in them feeling alienated from…

Rethinking the role of reading assessments for real learning

Chantal Francois, Mia Hood

Scholars who advocate for equity-oriented educational practices have argued that the accountability era in the USA, now in place for two decades, has failed in its intended goal…

Evolution of racism in Spanish music textbooks: a real path towards interculturality through images?

María del Mar Bernabé, Vladimir Martinez-Bello

An analysis of the images in music education textbooks for primary education has shown how the images do not fully reflect the human diversity present in the classroom and…

Plexiglass: how power, policy and politics create a mirage of equitable family engagement

Lisa Porter, Katherine Barko-Alva, Socorro Guadalupe Herrera

Power, policy and politics set the landscape for technocratic approaches in the educational system. Efficiency and money-saving initiatives that adhere to a one-size-fits-all…