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Culturally Responsive Teaching Knowledge and Practices of Online Faculty

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Heitner, Keri L., Jennings, Miranda·2016·Online Learning
DOI 10.24059/olj.v20i4.1043
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Cultural differences between faculty and their students can create important challenges that affect the quality and efficacy of online teaching and learning. The objectives of this study were to: (a) create and pilot test an assessment for online faculty to measure culturally responsive teaching knowledge (CRT) and culturally responsive educational practices (CREP) in teaching and advising students of color, military students, LGBTQ students, religious minority students, and international students; (b) describe participants’ CRT knowledge, value, and CREP; and (c) examine differences between their knowledge and their practices. The combined pilot and main study sample was comprised of 47 completed surveys. Internal consistency reliability was high for all subscales (.895-.970); subscale intra-class correlation coefficients ranged from .526-.833. The pilot round revealed strong face and content validity. Campbell-Fiske multitrait-multimethod matrix generated evidence of construct validity. Within-group comparisons of subscale scores using Wilcoxon Signed-ranks test revealed some significant differences between perceived knowledge and practice. Mann Whitney U test did not reveal significant differences in subscale scores or overall score by sector, degree level taught, or gender. The results have important implications for faculty training, professional development, mentoring, and support. Faculty who teach online who understand and value culturally responsive pedagogy and have the knowledge and skills to implement best practices in meeting the needs of diverse learners will enhance both teaching and learning. Culturally responsive knowledges and practice are particularly important as online programs are becoming ubiquitous across traditional institutions of higher education and their core faculty are teaching an increasingly diverse student body.

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Authors
Heitner, K. L., & Jennings, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Phoenix (US)
  • Northcentral University (US)
ORCID
Heitner, Keri L.
Venue
Online Learning
Publisher
The Online Learning Consortium
Published
2016-12-16
Volume
20
Issue
4
ISSN
  • 1092-8235 (ISSN-L)
  • 2472-5730
  • 2472-5749
DOI
10.24059/olj.v20i4.1043
OpenAlex
W2588900129
Cited by
76
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
14.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Online Learning (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
  • Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Global Education and Multiculturalism
Keywords
culturally responsive teaching, online instructors, students of color, military cadets, LGBTQ students, international students, faculty training, faculty professional development, student diversity

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