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Context Effect

• "Talking Race" in the College Classroom: The Role of Social Structures and Social Factors in Race Pedagogy
  This article examines the role of race in the college classroom. Two types of college institutions in which the author has had personal teaching experience are examined.
• Beyond Affirmative Action: Reframing the Context of Higher Education
  Based on extensive interviews with Latino and Latina students and faculty, this book introduces a theory of "multicontextuality" that proposes that many people learn better when teachers emphasize whole systems of knowledge and that education can create its greatest successes by offering and accepting many approaches to teaching and learning.
• Child Rearing in African American Families: A Study of the Disciplinary Practices of African American Parents
  Examines the disciplinary patterns and practices of African-American parents (N=121). Results indicate that the context of the disciplinary episode influenced how African-American parents disciplined their children.
• Enhancing Achievement for Language Minority Students: Classroom, School, and Family Contexts
  Presents an ecological model for examining the educational and familial contexts that influence the educational achievement of language minority students. The framework outlines conceptual and philosophical bases to serve as guiding principles for urban school reform efforts committed to developing multicultural, pluralistic environments where all students can learn.