Dr. Sidonia Alenuma-Nimoh teaches at Gustavus Adolphus College in the USA. She has an honor BA in Sociology and Russian from the University of Ghana; an MA in International Development Studies from Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada; and a Ph
...MoreDr. Sidonia Alenuma-Nimoh teaches at Gustavus Adolphus College in the USA. She has an honor BA in Sociology and Russian from the University of Ghana; an MA in International Development Studies from Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada; and a PhD in Cultural Studies in Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her interests include: international development studies; multicultural anti-racism education; social foundations of education; and educational reform. Some of her publications include: Race, Urban Schools, and Educational Reform, in Teaching City Kids: Understanding and Appreciating Them; Downtown Elementary School (DES): The Unique School that Juxtaposes both Magnet and Professional Development School Programs (US-China Education Review, 6(7), 2009); and Making Some Modest Strides: The Story of Downtown Elementary School (DES) (International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE), 1(3), 2009); Gendered Globalization: A Reexamination of the Changing Roles of Women in Africa, in Kapoor, D. (2011). Critical Perspectives in Neoliberal Globalization, Development and Education in Africa and Asia. Dr. Alenuma-Nimoh’s book, Race and Educational Reform in America: History, Strategies and Ethnography, was published in 2009. She is currently researching and making conference presentations on effective inclusive pedagogies for teaching ALL students, irrespective of their background (be it class, gender, learning abilities). Some of these instructional approaches being explored include: Differentiated Instruction, Differentiated Multicultural Instruction, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Cooperative Learning, etc. Some of her most recent presentations include titles such as: Rethinking Teaching and Teachers for Students of Poverty; Taking Multicultural Education to the Next Level: An Introduction to Differentiated Multicultural Instruction.
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Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations
