Day: January 31, 2020

AJE Feature | Collaboratively developing culturally-grounded curriculum to foster social justice by Joseph Levitan and Kayla M. Johnson

Full-length article “Salir Adelante: Collaboratively Developing Culturally Grounded Curriculum with Marginalized Communities” by Levitan and Johnson published by the American Journal of Education available here. The Need for Culturally-Grounded Curriculum Asset-based, identity- and culturally-reflective education practices, such as curricula that build from students’ identities and cultural backgrounds, increases students’ engagement (Ladson-Billings 1992), improves their success (Howard and
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AJE Feature | The Organizational Landscape of Schools: School Employees’ Conceptualizations of Organizations in Their Environment by Andrea Prado Tuma

Full length article “The Organizational Landscape of Schools: School Employees’ Conceptualizations of Organizations in Their Environment” by Prado Tuma published by the American Journal of Education available here. Education policy and funding increasingly attempt to foster the creation of school–community partnerships as a way to provide enrichment programs for students, offer services for families, and
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