| Series Foreword | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Preface | |
| Challenges and Perspectives | p. 1 |
| The Need for and Nature of Story | p. 2 |
| A Personal Story and Symbol of a Trend | p. 4 |
| The Achievement Dilemma | p. 7 |
| Assertions About Improving Student Achievement | p. 8 |
| Power Pedagogy Through Cultural Responsiveness | p. 21 |
| From Can't to Can | p. 22 |
| Ideological Beginnings | p. 26 |
| Descriptive Characteristics | p. 29 |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching Personified | p. 36 |
| Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers | p. 42 |
| The Power of Caring | p. 45 |
| Concept of Caring | p. 47 |
| Teacher Expectations Matter | p. 53 |
| The Absence of Caring | p. 62 |
| Moving Toward Culturally Responsive Caring | p. 70 |
| Culture and Communication in the Classroom | p. 77 |
| Relationship Among Culture, Communication, and Education | p. 79 |
| Symbol of Significance: African American Ebonics | p. 81 |
| Culturally Different Discourse Structures | p. 90 |
| Ethnic Variations in Communication Styles | p. 91 |
| Gender Variations in Discourse Styles | p. 105 |
| Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Curriculum Content | p. 111 |
| Importance of Textbooks as Curriculum Content | p. 113 |
| Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Textbooks | p. 113 |
| Ethnic Diversity in Literary and Trade Books | p. 117 |
| Mass Media as Culturally Relevant Curriculum Content | p. 123 |
| Culturally Diverse Curriculum Content Effects | p. 130 |
| Improving Culturally Diverse Curriculum Content | p. 142 |
| Cultural Congruity in Teaching and Learning | p. 147 |
| Learning Styles Baseline | p. 150 |
| Multidimensional Culturally Congruent Instruction | p. 153 |
| Cooperative Learning | p. 158 |
| Active and Affective Engagement | p. 168 |
| Ethnic-Centered Classes and Schools | p. 172 |
| Culturally Responsive Pedagogical Praxis: A Personal Case | p. 183 |
| Being Supportive and Facilitative | p. 184 |
| Rituals and Routines | p. 186 |
| Learning Cooperatively and Successfully | p. 187 |
| Choice and Authenticity Are Essential to Learning | p. 188 |
| Teaching to Enable and Empower | p. 189 |
| Knowledge Plus Practice Is Imperative | p. 191 |
| Critical Orientations Are Important | p. 196 |
| The Personal Is Powerful | p. 197 |
| Epilogue: Moving Forth | p. 201 |
| Culturally Centered Incremental Efforts Make a Difference | p. 202 |
| Confronting Convention | p. 203 |
| New Paradigms for Practice | p. 209 |
| Now Is the Time | p. 212 |
| Pillars for Progress | p. 212 |
| References | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 241 |
| About The Author | p. 251 |
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