Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
Pedagogies traditionally used by faculty in U.S. higher education tend to center white students and their success, simultaneously disregarding the learning strengths of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) may align better with BIPOC students; however, white faculty use of Keywords: culturally responsive pedagogy, professional development, teaching and learning, white racial consciousness CRP is limited and/or superficial. Therefore, professional development for CRP is needed to enhance and deepen the teaching and learning practices of white faculty. Using a multiple case study method, this study examines how white faculty from a diverse range of disciplines understand and enact CRP, focusing on the role of professional development in their CRP practice. Findings demonstrate that a faculty’s context and white racial consciousness impact the effectiveness of CRP-related professional development. This study demonstrates that individual, institutional, and structural beliefs and practices that advance white ways of knowing must be addressed and diminished in order for CRP-related professional development to be effective.
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Repository Citation
Jenkins, Isabelle, "Enhancing Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Teaching and Learning for White Faculty: Can Professional Development Help?" (2025). Scholarship and Professional Writing from the J.D. Power Center and Donelan Office. 5.
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Comments
This article was originally published in International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Vol. 1: Iss. 1. Citation:
Jenkins, Isabelle (2025) "Enhancing Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Teaching and Learning for White Faculty: Can Professional Development Help?," International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/ijttl/vol1/iss1/3