Implementing Culturally Sensitive Pedagogies
Abstract
While there are studies that explore the achievement gap from the educators‘ perspective, there is limited research on students‘ schooling experiences from the perspective of parents. In the current study, data collection was gathered through focus groups with parents of African Nova Scotian students, giving voice to their perspectives of their schooling experiences and those of their children. The overarching question examines the strengths and barriers to learning from the perspective of parents‘ own schooling experiences and the present experiences of their children. Semi-structured questions were used during the focus group sessions (Wiersma & Jurs, 2009) to explore the strengths and barriers of the educational system for African Nova Scotian learners. For example: What is working for your child in their schooling? What needs to be done differently? What experiences promote or suppress student achievement for African Nova Scotian learners?
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