American education scholar, Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who developed and popularized the framework of culturally relevant pedagogy. Her 1995 article 'Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy' argued that instruction should treat a student's own culture as a strength to build on rather than something to assimilate away, pursuing academic success, cultural competence and critical consciousness together.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionIntroduced culturally relevant pedagogy in 1995, establishing the framework this atlas's Culturally Relevant Pedagogy approach entity describes. 1 Notable WorkToward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (1995) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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