Complicating Cultural Diversity in Head Start: White Educators Negotiating Multicultural Policy in Rural Appalachia
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| Title: | Complicating Cultural Diversity in Head Start: White Educators Negotiating Multicultural Policy in Rural Appalachia |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sung Ryung Lyu (ORCID |
| Source: | Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 2025 56(4). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Cultural Pluralism, Diversity, Social Services, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, White Teachers, Multicultural Education, Educational Policy, Rural Areas, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, Local Issues, Values, Economics |
| Geographic Terms: | Appalachia |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Head Start |
| DOI: | 10.1111/aeq.70037 |
| ISSN: | 0161-7761 1548-1492 |
| Abstract: | This collaborative ethnographic study examines how white Head Start educators in a predominantly white, rural Appalachian community navigate multicultural teaching policies. Using critical discourse analysis of video-cued interviews, field notes, and policy documents, we find educators adapt multicultural narratives to align with local values, inadvertently obscuring intended multicultural goals. We highlight the complexity of local culture, contributing to discussions of justice-oriented pedagogy within contexts of economic exploitation. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1491868 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This collaborative ethnographic study examines how white Head Start educators in a predominantly white, rural Appalachian community navigate multicultural teaching policies. Using critical discourse analysis of video-cued interviews, field notes, and policy documents, we find educators adapt multicultural narratives to align with local values, inadvertently obscuring intended multicultural goals. We highlight the complexity of local culture, contributing to discussions of justice-oriented pedagogy within contexts of economic exploitation. |
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| ISSN: | 0161-7761 1548-1492 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/aeq.70037 |
