Publisher's Synopsis
"At long last here is a book that provides both the conceptual framework for culturally responsive teaching and useful instructional strategies that promote a community–centered approach to teaching and learning. Faculty in multicultural settings will find this book invaluable."
— Laura I. Rendon, professor of educational leadership and policy, Arizona State University
"Diversity and Motivation is a wonderful integration of helpful conceptual frameworks and practical strategies that even the most experienced teacher will value. It is a resource that I will use again and again."
— Beverly Daniel Tatum, president, Spelman College
"Every day college and university faculty ask themselves the question, ′How can we become more effective teachers of a culturally diverse student body?′ This book provides the most comprehensive and useful answer that I have ever read. Drawing upon years of experience and research with students from various cultural backgrounds, Wlodkowski and Ginsberg offer faculty a remarkable integration of theory and practice— full of the kind of insights and strategies they can use today."
— Michael Nettles, professor of education, University of Michigan and executive director, Fredrick D. Patterson Research Institute, United Negro College Fund