Charles B. Hutchison

What Happens When Students Are in the Minority

Experiences and Behaviors that Impact Human Performance

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers both the theoretical background behind the minority effect, teachers' personal experiences as they experienced being a minority, and their analyses and insights for teaching diverse learners. This book uses real-life experiences of diverse people to illustrate that, if not understood and addressed, situational minorities at school or work are unlikely to perform at their highest potentials.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781607093954
• ISBN-10: 1607093952
• Artikelnr.: 27053394

Autorenporträt

Charles B. Hutchison is an associate professor of education at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He is the author of Teaching in America and Teaching Diverse Learners with Basic Principles. He has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, and the United States. His research interests include crosscultural cognition, diversity, and global issues in education. He can be reached at [e-mail].

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction to the Minority Effect Chapter 2 The "Minority Effect"
as a Human Phenomenon and Its Educational Implications Part 3 The Minority
Experience from the Perspective of Racial Minorities Chapter 4 My Dark
Curly Thick Hair was a Nemesis as All I Wanted was the Blond Straight Hair
Parted Down the Middle and Romeo: A Misunderstood Student Chapter 5 Black
and Female in an All-White and Male Math Class, and Mercy's Dilemma Chapter
6 Is There a Minority in the House? Why I Dropped Out of College First Time
Around, and Victimized Jones Chapter 7 Seeing My Student at an All-White
Church Saved My Day and the Double Lives and Social Consciousness of My
White Students Chapter 8 Experiencing the White Church, A Cross-Cultural
Wedding Experience, and A New Angela: A Bicultural Personality Chapter 9 A
Black Female in a Predominantly White Male Class and Reversing Roles: A
White Student Acting the Minority in Class Chapter 10 Self-Conscious at
Pleasant Green and Minding Mandy, the White Minority in Class Chapter 11 I
Felt Like Everybody Else in the Church and It Only Took One Person to Help
Me and Biracial and Double Minority Part 12 The Minority Experience from
the Perspective of Whites Chapter 13 Comparing Experiencing the Minority
Exercise to a Warzone Experience: A Soldier's Reflection and Breaking Out
in Cold Sweat in All-Women's Company Chapter 14 I Already Felt Unwelcome,
and ...This Feeling was Completely Inside My Head, and Stuttering at a
Staff Meeting Chapter 15 Getting a "Good Seat" at Granite, and A Different
Worldview, a Different Life Chapter 16 Experiencing the Minority at a
Hip-Hop Dance Class, and A Good-Kid-Turned-Bad: Surviving Black History
Month Chapter 17 A German's Visit to a Latino Church, and German
Sensibilities at a Super Bowl Party Chapter 18 Understanding My Students at
Church, and Finding My Feet at My In-Laws' Chapter 19 Experiencing the
Minority as the Only White in Church, the Only Woman in Corporate Meetings,
and as a Denominational Minority Chapter 20 Experiencing the Minority at a
Black Church, Fitting in as a Reverse Minority in School, and Thinking
Religion "Outside the Box" Chapter 21 Surviving in Church and Understanding
the Minority through Inter-Racial Marriage Part 22 Short Narratives of
Diverse of Minority Experiences Chapter 23 Differences on a Common Ground
and the Only Guy at an All-Girls Party Chapter 24 A White Female in the
Class on the African Experience, North-South Linguistic Dichotomy, and
Thinking about Marcus Chapter 25 The Few White Girls in the Dance Hall
Chapter 26 A Lone White Female in an All-Black Course Chapter 27 A White
Guy at Black Student Union Party Chapter 28 Slowly Embracing a Different
Taste Chapter 29 Surviving in a New School through the School Band, but No
Drums Please! Part 30 Concluding Narratives and Analyses Chapter 31 Lessons
Learned from My Minority Experience Chapter 32 Experiencing the Minority at
the Local Restaurant Chapter 33 The Minority Experience from the
Perspective of Students of African Origin Chapter 34 Experiencing the
Minority: Overcoming Double Consciousness in the Classroom Chapter 35
30.Comparative Reflections: Lessons Learned about the Minority Experience

Rezensionen

This book offers insight into the personal narratives of those who have had 'minority experiences' within multiple contexts. The narratives speak to the ways that we tend to experience and make meaning of-through place, space, and time-being 'othered.' Furthermore, it provides important implications for parents, teachers, and school administrators on ways to support youth, particularly youth of color, who have developed personal identities as members of minority groups. This clearly written and insightful book is a proudly significant addition to educators' reading list. -- Thurman Bridges, Teachers College, Columbia University Having come to the United States in the sixties, I was accepted to participate in one of the earliest, and still functioning, programs for integrating the white boarding schools of New England. The writing and personal experiences of Dr. Hutchison ring true my post-episodial reflections of being one of a few students of color in a predominantly white environment. There were no reference points or manuals to guide my character and personality development, because being among the first, my success or failure became the standard by which those who followed would be judged. Code switching was a natural and essential tool for survival while moving linguistically from the patois of Jamaica, the streets of Harlem, and the grammatical correctness of prep school. Hutchison speaks of the 'invisible sword' that wounds deeply. As part of my history, it took many years to fully understand the depth of the wounds, but it made me more visible, and more willing to make a difference. -- Patrick StClair Chang, multicultural advocate, Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas, Inc., Charlotte, NC Hutchison approaches this topic in an original way and adds a valuable contribution to furthering educators' understanding and knowledge of how minority status affects performance. Recommended. CHOICE, March 2010 What Happens When Students Are in the Minority provides a diverse and cross-cultural compendium of the minority phenomenon. With comprehensive coverage, practical interventions, and a wide variety of independent, real life experiences, this book is the first aid in the comprehension of human behaviors. Educators, politicians, social and health workers, and spiritual leaders will find this book very useful. -- William Joseph Ntow, University of California at Davis