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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and its Implications for Retaining Minority Students in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIS)

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Equitable access to education has been an issue for decades in the United States. In the 19th century, laws existed that denied access to immigrants, non-Christians, women and people of color. Now, even in the 21st century, issues of equitable access to formal education still exist. These issues are especially true for higher education.

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  1. Saginaw Valley State University, United States

    Dawn Hinton (Professor of Sociology)

  2. Graduate Advisor in the College of Education, Chicago State University, United States

    Byung-In Seo (Program Facilitator, Assistant Professor of Instructional Foundations)

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Hinton, D., Seo, BI. (2013). Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and its Implications for Retaining Minority Students in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIS). In: The Stewardship of Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-368-3_8

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