The influence of cultural synchronization on a teacher's perceptions of disruption: A case study of an African American middle-school classroom

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 256-268

  Monroe, Carla R ^a   Obidah, Jennifer E ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American education; Classroom disruption; Cultural synchronization; Teacher perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442689244     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487104263977     Document Type: Review

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