Cultural Learning in Urban Schools and Minority Serving Institutions
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the social and organizational factors shaping K-16 teachers' cultural learning processes, through both a systematic review of the extant literature on K-12 urban teacher thinking and interviews with instructional staff at a high-performing minority serving institution (MSI). It highlights common challenges K-16 educators face in navigating cultural differences between themselves and their students. Drawing from cultural psychology, organizational behavior, and organizational psychology, the book offers evidence-based insights for creating school systems in which educators working with students from low-income and other minoritized cultural communities can critically examine and challenge their cultural assumptions to create more inclusive and supportive learning environments for all students, as well as develop and implement more culturally responsive classroom management practices.
Tiffany Brown is an organizational psychologist and adult learning expert whose work is focused on how cultural politics shape professional and psychological experiences in multicultural organizations. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service studying cultural politics at Georgetown University, a Master of Arts in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, as well as a Master of Education in Policy and Management and a PhD in Education from Harvard University. She previously taught courses in psychology and urban studies at the City University of New York, as well as in organizational studies and educational leadership at the University of Connecticut.