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Secondary Advisor/Reader One
The research question addressed is, how can a culturally relevant text be used effectively to support diversity, racial equity, and school community building? This capstone shows how our school system is not constructed to support African American students’ learning as it does not acknowledge racial and cultural differences. The author was influenced by her own educational experiences and current racial equity journey. The author stresses how culturally relevant text and meaningful conversations or dialogue implemented into classrooms provides opportunities for everyone to learn from and acknowledge each other. In addition, she includes a curriculum design that is culturally responsive, focusing on non-traditional texts and the implementation of them in the classroom in order to support diversity and racial equity within a school community.
Literacy, Racial Equity
Yang, Syra, "Using a culturally relevant text effectively to support diversity, racial equity, and school community building" (2015). School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 201.