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Effective Teachers

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  • Beverly A. King Miller

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This article focuses on the educational strategies that can be used to support female students of African descent in their persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. STEM careers have historically been White male and White female dominated, which has yielded an underrepresentation of those of African descent. Drawing from a grounded qualitative case study, the data used for this article share the responses of Afro-Caribbean females in STEM who have immigrated to the United States from the country of Panama. As Latinas, they are representative of the changing face in the American educational system—bilingual, multicultural, and of African descent. The strategies offered reflect their own teaching practices, their former teachers, or experiences with their children’s teachers. What emerged were descriptions of four strategies and behaviors of effective teachers that align with Ladson-Billings’s culturally relevant pedagogy and Gay’s culturally responsive teaching. Included in the findings are the high standards and expectations embodied by effective teachers that serve to positively inspire their students. Culturally responsive teachers create an atmosphere of learning that supports academic success, conveying their belief in their students’ ability based upon their own reflectivity. As the U.S. educational system continues to become multilingual and multicultural, there is need for strategies for the successful inclusion and progression of students in STEM educational pathways and careers. This will occur as teachers challenge themselves to be the agents of change in the lives of their students.

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  • Beverly A. King Miller, 2015. "Effective Teachers," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(3), pages 21582440156, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:5:y:2015:i:3:p:2158244015603427
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244015603427
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    1. Connie L. McNeely & Sorina Vlaicu, 2010. "Exploring Institutional Hiring Trends of Women in the U.S. STEM Professoriate," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 27(6), pages 781-793, November.
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