Teachers and Cultural Styles in a Pluralistic Society.

Hilliard, Asa G., III

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ERIC Number: EJ404551

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Teachers and Cultural Styles in a Pluralistic Society.

Hilliard, Asa G., III

NEA Today, v7 n6 p65-69 Jan 1989

It is important for teachers to be sensitive to and respectful of their students' cultural learning styles without stereotyping. Matching teaching styles to learning styles is necessary; a student's learning style is neither an excuse for poor teaching nor an index of low capacity. (SM)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Life Style, Minority Groups, Student Characteristics, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teaching Styles

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