Dr. David E. Kirkland is the Executive Director
of The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity
and The Transformation of Schools, and professor of
English and Urban Education at New York University.
He has been described as an activist and educator,
cultural critic and author. A leading national scholar
and advocate for educational justice, Dr. Kirkland's
transdisciplinary scholarship explores a variety of equity
related topics: school climate and discipline; school
integration and choice; culture and education; vulnerable
learners; and intersections among race, gender, and
literacy. With many groundbreaking publications to
his credit, he has analyzed the cultures, languages, and
texts of urban youth, using quantitative, critical literary,
ethnographic, and sociolinguistic research methods to
answer complex questions at the center of equity and
social justice education. Dr. Kirkland taught middle
and high school for several years in Michigan. He’s also
organized youth empowerment and youth mentoring
programs for over a decade in major U.S. cities such
as Detroit, Chicago and New York. He currently leads
efforts to enhance education options for vulnerable
youth throughout New York City and beyond. He can
be reached at dk64@nyu.edu.
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Kirkland, David E.
(2018)
"Learning to Teach Reading Across Racial Contexts: A Focus on Transforming Teacher Mindsets,"
Michigan Reading Journal: Vol. 50:
Iss.
2, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mrj/vol50/iss2/10
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