Landis (1939). Problems of Farm Youth – A Point of View.
“… but ordinarily he must enter a strange environment and undergo possible culture shock while becoming accommodated to the new life.” (p 505)
Culture
CSSE-SCÉÉ Roundtable: “Culture in the Balance: Risks and Rewards of Technology In Indigenous Language Learning”
“In an era defined by information technology, more often than not the question of why is being countered with an answer of why not, and any further dialogue withers. Thoughtful research and reflection of technology’s culturally-appropriate application in teaching and learning may not get adequate consideration — such scrutiny is often perceived as an impediment to the progress that technology is presumed to bring.”
Delpit & Dowdy (2002). Introduction.
“Our language embraces us long before we are defined by any other medium of identity.” (p xvii)
Delpit & Dowdy (2002). No Kinda Sense.
“When instruction is stripped of children’s cultural legacies, then they are forced to believe that the world and all the good things in it were created by others. This leaves students further alienated from the school and its instructional goals, and more likely to view themselves as inadequate.” (p 41)
Pezone (2010). Multiculturalism is Not Enough.
“While it is important that we recognize the contributions of those like Delpit who alert us to school politics of culture and language, it is vital that we engage in analysis and action to address the structural relationships of power and domination in our society, including social, economic, _and_ cultural aspects, and how they impact educational systems.” (p 29)
St. Denis & Schick (2003). What makes anti-racist pedagogy in teacher education difficult? Three popular ideological assumptions.
“By meritocracy we mean the assumption that everyone has equal opportunity because we are all basically the same; all that is required to get ahead is hard work, talent, and effort. This is a fundamental promise of capitalism, and [page break] students have thoroughly absorbed this commonsense cultural belief. … Although one does need effort and talent to achieve one’s goals, actual outcomes are in fact mediated in many unacknowledged ways by one’s class, gender, race, and other social identifications and positioning.” (p 63-64)