Cultural Bias’ and the Way in which it Influences how Students and Teachers Interact
EDUC 3303 Adolescent Psychology
Jerrica Shannon
Dr. Gera Nelson
Lindsey Wilson College
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to identify the affects cultural biases have on the student-teacher relationship. Cultural biases can be defined as “the phenomenon of interpreting and judging by standards inherent to one’s own culture.” The first phase of this project involved looking into the works of Kenneth Tyler, Ruby Stevens, and Aesha Uqdah, Angelina Sabrina Maynard, Judith Oller, Ignasi Vila, and Benjamin Zufiaurre, Paul J. Colbert, Heidi L. Andrade and Zheng Yan. The final phase involved analyzing the articles and distinguishing a pattern, …show more content…
However, as the years have proceeded more and more research has been conducted and reported. Throughout this paper, we will look at research which supports as well as argues cultural bias and the influence it has on a teacher and a …show more content…
Colbert, “Culture is integral to the learning process. It is the organization and way of life within the community of students and teachers and directs the way they communicate, interact, and approach teaching and learning.”( Colbert., 2010) However, according to the author schools and institutions of higher education have not been programmed to address and operate efficiently within a racially diverse student body. In this particular research the author goes ahead to state a way in which to help the classrooms as a whole to become more cohesiveness, he states that by “focusing on the essential components of personalizing culture through the five institutions of family, school, religion, politics, and economics”( Colbert., 2010) that one’s institution can become better equip for all students. This article opposes the other arguments, as it does not simply state that cultural biases affect the student-teacher relationship, rather this article offers advice and ideas to help in strengthening the relationship between students and teachers of different
EDUC 3303 Adolescent Psychology
Jerrica Shannon
Dr. Gera Nelson
Lindsey Wilson College
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to identify the affects cultural biases have on the student-teacher relationship. Cultural biases can be defined as “the phenomenon of interpreting and judging by standards inherent to one’s own culture.” The first phase of this project involved looking into the works of Kenneth Tyler, Ruby Stevens, and Aesha Uqdah, Angelina Sabrina Maynard, Judith Oller, Ignasi Vila, and Benjamin Zufiaurre, Paul J. Colbert, Heidi L. Andrade and Zheng Yan. The final phase involved analyzing the articles and distinguishing a pattern, …show more content…
However, as the years have proceeded more and more research has been conducted and reported. Throughout this paper, we will look at research which supports as well as argues cultural bias and the influence it has on a teacher and a …show more content…
Colbert, “Culture is integral to the learning process. It is the organization and way of life within the community of students and teachers and directs the way they communicate, interact, and approach teaching and learning.”( Colbert., 2010) However, according to the author schools and institutions of higher education have not been programmed to address and operate efficiently within a racially diverse student body. In this particular research the author goes ahead to state a way in which to help the classrooms as a whole to become more cohesiveness, he states that by “focusing on the essential components of personalizing culture through the five institutions of family, school, religion, politics, and economics”( Colbert., 2010) that one’s institution can become better equip for all students. This article opposes the other arguments, as it does not simply state that cultural biases affect the student-teacher relationship, rather this article offers advice and ideas to help in strengthening the relationship between students and teachers of different