Teaching Across Cultural Strengths : A Guide to Balancing Integrated and Indi...

Teaching Across Cultural Strengths : A Guide to Balancing Integrated and Individuated Cultural Frameworks in College Teaching, Paperback by Cha´vez, Alicia Fedelina; Longerbeam, Susan Diana; White, Joseph L. (FRW), ISBN 1620363240, ISBN-13 9781620363249, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US<b>Co-published with&nbsp; <a rel="nofollow" href=" alt="" src=" learning among college students is an elusive challenge, and all the more so when faculty and students come from differing cultures. This comprehensive guide addresses the continuing gaps in our knowledge about the role of culture in learning; and offers an empirically-based framework and model, together with practical strategies, to assist faculty in transforming college teaching for <i>all</i> their students through an understanding of and teaching to their strengths.<br><br>Recognizing that each student learns in culturally influenced ways, and that each instructor’s teaching is equally influenced by her or his background and experiences, the authors offer an approach by which teachers can progressively learn about culture <i>while</i> they transform their teaching through reflection and the application of new practices that enrich student learning.<br><br>The key premise of th is that deepening student learning and increasing retention and graduation rates requires teaching from a strengths based perspective that recognizes the cultural assets that students bring to higher education, and to their own learning. <br><br>Derived through research and practice, the authors present their Model of Cultural Frameworks in College Teaching and Learning that highlights eight continua towards achieving the transformation of teaching, and developing more culturally balanced and inclusive practices, over time. They present techniques – illustrated by numerous examples and narratives – for building on cultural strengths in teaching; offer tips and strategies for teaching through cultural dilemmas; and provide culturally reflective exercises. <br><br>This guide is intended for all faculty, faculty developers or administrators in higher education concerned with equitable outcomes in higher education and with ensuring that all student cultural groups learn and graduate at the same rates.