Effects of Culture on Teaching and Learning-Web Search
Sarah Findlay

There is an amazing amount of research on this topic.  Not suprising however, with the recent immigration trends in the United States.  I found several very informative articles, books, websites, and research papers.  One specifically stuck out to me.  It's a paper, what seems like part of a course at Stanford University.  In this paper, the authors discuss the idea that we can not be successful teachers without first knowing our students.  Their culture is what they bring to school, what they know, and how they behave.  If our schools do not adopt a responsive attitide towards these cultures, students may become intimidated and alienated, and furthermore, unsuccessful students.  This article states that "culturally responsive teachers not only carry out certain practices, but perhaps more importantly, possess certain expectations and beliefs about their students." (Jones, 2003)  I feel that this article will be a great resource to me as I write Part II of the Case Study.  Here is the link in case your interested.  http://www.learner.org/courses/learningclassroom/support/06_culture.pdf

Bibliography

Jones, J. (2003, 6 19). TLCguide v5.qxd. Retrieved October 11, 2012, from www.thelearner.org: http://www.learner.org/courses/learningclassroom/support/06_culture.pdf