Creating culturally inclusive schools

Creating culturally inclusive schools

Author: PNAS August 19, 2024 Duration: 10:00

Creating culturally inclusive school environments

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In this episode, Stephanie Fryberg, Hazel Markus, and Laura Brady explore how to create culturally inclusive environments in schools.

In this episode, we cover:
•[00:00] Introduction
•[01:00] Social cultural psychologist Stephanie Fryberg introduces the value of culturally inclusive learning environments.
•[01:43] Social cultural psychologist Hazel Markus talks about how disparities can arise from a lack of cultural belonging.
•[02:25] Markus introduces the predominant cultural model that creates challenges for some students.
•[03:18] Social cultural psychologist Laura Brady explains an alternate interdependence model.
•[4:01] Brady talks about the school leaders involved in the study.
•[4:34] Fryberg outlines the professional development intervention.
•[5:44] Fryberg and Markus share examples of teacher responses.
•[6:26] Brady talks about how teacher practices and student attitudes changed.
•[7:44] Brady lists the caveats and limitations of the study.
•[8:31]Markus and Fryberg share takeaways from the study.
•[9:43] Conclusion.

About Our Guests:

Stephanie Fryberg
Professor of social and cultural psychology, Director of Research for the Indigenous Social Action and Equity Center
Northwestern University

Hazel Markus 
Professor of social and cultural psychology, co-director of Stanford Spark
Stanford University

Laura Brady
Senior researcher 
American Institutes for Research

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