Jacqueline Jordan Irvine

Jacqueline Jordan Irvine is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education in the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University. Her specialization is in multicultural education and urban teacher education, particularly the education of African American students. Her books include Black Students and School Failure, Growing Up African American in Catholic Schools, Critical Knowledge for Diverse Students and Culturally Responsive Lesson Planning for Elementary and Middle Grades.

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Cultural Variations of Verbal and Non-verbal Communication Jacqueline Jordan Irvine explains how verbal and non-verbal communication styles differ among cultures.
Culturally Relevant/Responsive Pedagogy Jacqueline Jordan Irvine identifies the fundamental premises of culturally relevant/responsive pedagogy.
Danger of Stereotypes Jacqueline Jordan Irvine notes that it is important to guard against overgeneralizing about students' cultural differences.
Educated Guesses Classroom example of how one culturally relevant teacher developed her students' higher order thinking skills by drawing on their interests and prior...
Enlisting Parents' Help, Rejecting Deficit Views Jacqueline Jordan Irvine describes how teachers need to enlist parents’ involvement, rather than assuming that they don’t care.
Importance of a Trusting Atmosphere Jacqueline Jordan Irvine discusses the importance of creating a trusting atmosphere for discussing race and suggests that teachers go into their...
March to the Mailbox March to the Mailbox is a classroom example of how one culturally relevant teacher helped her students with writing skills and adovcate for change.
Over-Generalizing About Cultural Differences Irvine discusses the importance of guarding against over-generalizing about cultural differences. Understandings about diverse cultures may be...
The Complexity of Stereotyping Jackie Jordan Irvine, Professor of Urban Education at Emory University, discusses some of the complexity surrounding the practice of stereotyping.
Verbal vs. Non-Verbal Communication Jackie Jordan Irvine points out that the significance of culture is most often manifested in teachers’ verbal and non-verbal communications.