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Mandatory Service Learning in the K-12 System: Exploring Effects and Implications of Required Service

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i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I send my immense gratitude and thanks to Zachary Schutz, the man who holds my heart and my home together; Terry Hollister, who believes in me unconditionally; my 2010 cohort, who empathized and laughed with me; and Jon Davies, Ed. D., who helpfully shepherded my wayward ideas towards a standardized document of professional research. Thank you all for providing the scaffolding for me to clamber through the construction of this book. This paper examines the strategies elementary teachers in public school are using to implement culturally relevant pedagogy in their classrooms. As the populations of culturally and linguistically diverse people grow in the United States, the presence of the achievement gap between White students and students of color exposes a need for culturally relevant educational practices. An examination of the history of critical theory, postcolonial theory, bilingual and multicultural education uncovers the path educators have taken towards creating education that supports diverse students in the face of

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