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Satasha Green-Stephen; Nancy Floyd – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2025
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System educates approximately 86?% of police officer candidates for Minnesota through their law enforcement and criminal justice programs certified by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. In the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Philando Castile at the hands of Minnesota police…
Descriptors: Police Education, Educational Practices, Values, Training
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Eze, Ijeoma S.; Brady, Margaret; Keely, Beth – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2020
Latinos in the United States are disproportionately affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They account for about 24 % of newly diagnosed AIDS cases each year and are two to three times more likely to develop STIs when compared with non-Latino whites. Limited knowledge of STIs has remained one of the…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adults, Knowledge Level, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Burden, Joe W., Jr.; Hodge, Samuel R.; Harrison, Louis, Jr. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2015
The purpose of this study was to analyze links between racial ideology and multicultural teaching competencies as perceived by undergraduate students in physical education teacher education (PETE) programs. Data were collected from physical education students (N = 239) across five PETE programs in the Northeastern region of the United States via a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Questionnaires
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Utley, Cheryl A. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2012
This study was designed to measure teachers' self-assessment of elements across 4 domains and compliance in implementing a school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) features in an urban elementary school. Within the classroom domain, teachers' perceptions of cultural responsiveness (CR) were assessed. The participants were 14 teachers and 335…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Elementary School Curriculum, Culturally Relevant Education, Classroom Techniques
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MacKay, Leslie D.; McIntosh, Kent – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2012
Low literacy is a challenge facing Indigenous communities across North America and is an identified barrier to school success. Early literacy intervention is an important target to reduce the discrepancies in literacy outcomes. The Moe the Mouse® Speech and Language Development Program (Gardner & Chesterman, 2006) is a cultural curriculum…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Literacy Education, Early Intervention, Culturally Relevant Education
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Hitchcock, Caryl H.; Prater, Mary Anne; Chang, Chuan – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2009
Teachers were recruited from the mainland of the United States to work in rural areas in the State of Hawaii to meet the high demand for personnel. But often there is a mismatch between the culture of the island residents and that of the new teachers. To alleviate this mismatch, a workshop was developed to promote multicultural proficiency of…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Interpersonal Competence, Faculty Development, Staff Development
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Yamauchi, Lois A.; Brown, Linda R. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2007
Like many other culturally and linguistically diverse students, Native Hawaiians are over-represented among those in special education, score lower on standardized achievement tests, and are at greater risk for dropping-out. The Hawaiian Studies Program (HSP) was a culturally relevant academic program that incorporated learning about Hawaiian…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Career Development, Hawaiians, Culturally Relevant Education