Title
“It’s all about the ganas”: Incorporating a Multicultural Curriculum in Developmental Education
Campus Units
Education, School of
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
2018
Journal or Book Title
Community College Journal of Research and Practice
Volume
42
Issue
7-8
First Page
476
Last Page
488
DOI
10.1080/10668926.2018.1429965
Abstract
Despite the overrepresentation of students of color in developmental education, there is a lack of research on programs that promote the success and transfer of these students beginning in developmental education, especially Latinx students. Since 2012, the Dream Catchers program in Texas has targeted the recruitment, retention, and completion of Latinx and other historically underrepresented students through a literacy-based program that targets students in developmental education in community colleges. This study draws primarily from interview data gathered from 14 Dream Catchers faculty across the 10 institutions that have participated in the program. Through the lens of a multicultural developmental education curriculum, we investigate how the Dream Catchers program provides intensive, long-term professional development for its faculty in order to prepare them to work in a high-touch, holistic program. This article describes some of the professional development activities faculty undergo, what this multicultural curriculum looks like in practice, and how faculty incorporate cultural understanding of their students into developmental courses.
Copyright Owner
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Doran, Erin E. and Singh, Anumpa, "“It’s all about the ganas”: Incorporating a Multicultural Curriculum in Developmental Education" (2018). Education Publications. 180.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/edu_pubs/180
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Community College Journal of Research and Practice on January 30, 2018, available online at DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2018.1429965. Posted with permission.