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Scholarship March 29, 2017

“Common Instructional Problems in the Multicultural Classroom”

The Wabash Center

Author
Jenkins, Carol A., and Deborah L. Bainer
Publisher
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 2 (1991): 77-88
Since the arrival of significant numbers of diverse minority students at predominantly Anglo institutions of higher learning, educators have been concerned about the academic performance of these students. We recognize that equitable treatment of all students is our responsibility, but we may not know which attitudes, behaviors expectations, or teaching strategies might be misunderstood by minority students and have a negative effect on learning