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Educational Psychology—Limitations and Possibilities

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Gloria Ladson-Billings 147<br />

in the learning process, creating an atmosphere of disconnection. Is it any wonder that children<br />

from diverse backgrounds are struggling so much in mainstream schools?<br />

Gloria Ladson-Billings has been a contributor to the field of curriculum <strong>and</strong> instruction with<br />

her many rich research interests. Addressing the troublesome achievement gaps between black<br />

<strong>and</strong> white students has spurned her interest to develop a practical theory, a culturally relevant<br />

pedagogy, that can be implemented by instructors of pre-service teachers; as well as those teachers<br />

who have integrated alternatives in their instructional practices that embrace the whole child, a<br />

child with all of her or his culturally diverse components intact.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children. San<br />

Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.<br />

———. (1995). Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. American Education Research Journal,<br />

32(3), 465–491.<br />

———. (2001). Crossing Over to Canaan: The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms. San<br />

Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

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