Ethnic and Urban Intersections in the Classroom

Latino Students, Hybrid Identities, and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12764933
AutoresJason G Irizarry (0000-0003-2062-7372, University of Connecticut, autor correspondente)
Ano2007
Volume9
Fascículo3
Páginas21-28
Data de publicação2007-07-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMulticultural Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1532-7892 • E-ISSN: 1521-0960
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15210960701443599
OpenAlexW2060284247
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas40
Referências citadas14

Drawing from data collected through classroom observations and in-depth interviews, this article describes and analyzes practices identified as culturally responsive by Latinos students in an urban, multiethnic/racial context. The findings suggest that culturally responsive pedagogy must be more broadly conceptualized to address the cultural identities of students who have complex identities because of their experiences with peers of many varied identities, those whose urban roots have resulted in hybrid identities, and those who are multiethnic/multiracial. Based on these findings, the article forwards the concept of "cultural connectedness" as a framework for practicing a non-essentializing, dynamic approach to culturally responsive pedagogy that acknowledges the hybrid nature of culture and identity. Notes 1Pseudonyms are used throughout the article to protect the privacy of the participants. 2Boricua is a term many Puerto Ricans use to identify themselves. It is derived from "Borinquen," the name given to the island by its native inhabitants. 3Although I never witnessed Stevo being encouraged by Mr. Talbert to develop an additional way of writing that would be more accepting to other teachers, Mr. Talbert did let him use the classroom computer during a free period to type a homework assignment for another teacher so that it would be accepted

Aesthetics · Biculturalism · Context (archaeology · Cultural identity · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Pedagogy · Social connectedness · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies