Pedagogy,most commonly understood as the approach to teaching,is the theory and practice of learning,and how this process influences,and is influenced by,the social,political,and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy,taken as an academic discipline,is the study of how knowledge and skills are imparted in an educational context,and it considers the interactions that take place during learning. Both the theory and practice of pedagogy vary greatly as they reflect different social,political,and cultural contexts.
Henry Armand Giroux is an American-Canadian scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States,he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy,cultural studies,youth studies,higher education,media studies,and critical theory. In 2002,Keith Morrison wrote about Giroux as among the top fifty influential figures in 20th-century educational discourse.
The UCLA School of Education and Information Studies is one of the academic and professional schools at the University of California,Los Angeles. Located in Los Angeles,California,the school combines two departments. Established in 1881,the school is the oldest unit at UCLA,having been founded as a normal school prior to the establishment of the university. It was incorporated into the University of California in 1919.
Lisa D. Delpit is an American educationalist,researcher,and author. She is the former executive director and Eminent Scholar at the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University in Miami,Florida,Benjamin E. Mays Chair of Urban Educational Leadership at Georgia State University,and the first Felton G. Clark Distinguished Professor of Education at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge,Louisiana. She earned the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship for her research on school-community relations and cross-cultural communication.
Peter McLaren is a Canadian-American scholar and Emeritus Professor of Urban Education at the University of California,Los Angeles,having taught at UCLA from 1993 until 2013. Prior to that,he taught at Miami University of Ohio (1985-1993). Most recently,he served as a Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies at Attallah College of Educational Studies,Chapman University (2013-2023) until his retirement,where he was Co-Director of the Paulo Freire Democratic Project and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice. He is the Honorary Director of the Center for Critical Studies in Education at Northeast Normal University,Changchun,China. According to Stanford University's database,McLaren belongs to the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists.
Culturally relevant teaching is instruction that takes into account students' cultural differences. Making education culturally relevant is thought to improve academic achievement,but understandings of the construct have developed over time Key characteristics and principles define the term,and research has allowed for the development and sharing of guidelines and associated teaching practices. Although examples of culturally relevant teaching programs exist,implementing it can be challenging.
Gloria Jean Ladson-Billings FBA is an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator known for her work in the fields of culturally relevant pedagogy and critical race theory,and the pernicious effects of systemic racism and economic inequality on educational opportunities. Her book The Dreamkeepers:Successful Teachers of African-American Children is a significant text in the field of education. Ladson-Billings is Professor Emerita and formerly the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Edmund Wyatt Gordon is an American psychologist and professor. Gordon was recognized as a preeminent scholar of African-American studies when he was awarded the 2011 John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education.
Ernest Morrell is an American university professor,of both English and Africana Studies. In 2024,he is currently the Coyle Professor in Literacy Education at Notre Dame,the Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education and the Associate Dean for the Humanities and Equity in the College of Arts and Letters.
Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner formerly the Shirley B. Barton Endowed Associate Professor of Education at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge,Louisiana is now Professor of Education at University of Nevada,Las Vegas whose ideas contribute to education and social reform. Fasching-Varner has proposed a non-developmental theory of white racial identity offering a direct counterpoint to the developmental theories of racial identity. He,along with colleagues Christine Clark and Mark Brimhall-Vargas,have written about the occupation of the academy in higher education to discuss the treatment of diversity in higher education during the Obama era. The edited volume has received praise,being awarded the Duke University Office of Inclusion and Equity's December 2012 book of the month. The volume has also received critique from the neo-conservative Manhattan group,citing that the book does not account for fiscal needs when advocating for diversity.
Christine E. Sleeter is an American professor and educational reformer. She is known as the Professor Emerita in the School of Professional Studies,California State University,Monterey Bay. She has also served as the Vice President of Division K of the American Educational Research Association,and as president of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Her work primarily focuses on multicultural education,preparation of teachers for culturally diverse schools,and anti-racism. She has been honored for her work as the recipient of the American Educational Research Association Social Justice Award,the Division K Teaching and Teacher Education Legacy Award,the CSU Monterey Bay President's Medal,the Chapman University Paulo Freire Education Project Social Justice Award,and the American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group Multicultural and Multiethnic Education Lifetime Achievement Award.
James L. Moore III is the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer of The Ohio State University. He also serves as executive director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male and is the inaugural College of Education and Human Ecology Distinguished Professor of Urban Education. Moore co-founded the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education. From 2015 to 2017,Moore served as the rotating program director for Broadening Participation in Engineering in the Engineering directorate at the National Science Foundation in Arlington,Virginia. In 2018 the Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program,established by Missy and Bob Weiler,was created to support undergraduate students transferring from Columbus State Community College to Ohio State University.
Critical mathematics pedagogy is an approach to mathematics education that includes a practical and philosophical commitment to liberation. Approaches that involve critical mathematics pedagogy give special attention to the social,political,cultural and economic contexts of oppression,as they can be understood through mathematics. They also analyze the role that mathematics plays in producing and maintaining potentially oppressive social,political,cultural or economic structures. Finally,critical mathematics pedagogy demands that critique is connected to action promoting more just and equitable social,political or economic reform.
Kris D. Gutiérrez is an American professor of learning sciences and literacy. She currently holds the Carol Liu Chair in Educational Policy at the University of California,Berkeley and formerly held the Inaugural Provost's Chair at University of Colorado,Boulder. She is professor emerita of the University of California,Los Angeles. She has specialized in "culture and learning in urban schools," according to the Los Angeles Times. She is a member of the National Academy of Education. In April 2020,Gutiérrez was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Carol Diane Lee is an American professor,educational researcher,school director and author. Now retired,Lee was the Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education and Social Policy,Professor of Learning Sciences,and Professor of African-American Studies at Northwestern University. Her scholarly interests focus on the influences of culture and literacy on education,particularly among students in the African-American community. She chairs the Board of Director of the Betty Shabbazz International Charter School,an institution she helped found.
Bettina L. Love is an American author and academic. She is the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College,Columbia University,where she has been instrumental in establishing abolitionist teaching in schools. According to Love,abolitionist teaching refers to restoring humanity for children in schools. Love also advocates eliminating standardized testing.
Abolitionist teaching,also known as abolitionist pedagogy,is a set of practices and approaches to teaching that emphasize abolishing educational practices considered by its proponents to be inherently problematic and oppressive. The term was coined by education professor and critical theorist Bettina Love.
Walter R. Allen is an American sociologist who is a Distinguished Professor and the Allan Murray Carter Chair in Higher Education at University of California,Los Angeles. His research considers social inequality,diversity in higher education and family patterns. He leads the longitudinal study CHOICES that studies the college attendance of African Americans and Latinos. He is a member of the National Academy of Education.
Donna Y. Ford is an American educator,anti-racist,advocate,author and academic. She is a distinguished professor of education and human ecology and a faculty affiliate with the center for Latin American studies in the college of arts and sciences,and the Kirwan Institute in the college of education and human ecology at Ohio State University.
Dr. Daniel G. Solórzano is an American educator and researcher,known for his work in critical race theory,racial microaggressions,microaffirmations,and critical spatial analysis. Dr. Solorzano has authored more than 100 research articles,book chapters,and books on issues related to educational access and equity for underrepresented student populations and communities in the United States. His work and research as interdisciplinary scholar are ongoing and considered highly influential,with over 12,500 citations and counting.
