Evidence on Effect of Culture-Based Teaching Called Thin
Many educators of language-minority students say they teach more effectively when they align their instruction with their students’ culture.
And some states have teacher-credentialing policies based on a similar assumption: California requires all teachers to be trained in understanding students’ culture, for example, and Florida mandates that all elementary school teachers receive training in cross-cultural communication.
Yet few research studies have actually examined whether culture-based instruction affects the...
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