RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE 1
EDUC 735 RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE NEW VERSION
UPDATE 2025|026 Liberty University
Research Paper Outline
Olivia Jeffery
School of Education, Liberty University
Authors Note
Name: Olivia Jeffery
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Olivia Jeffery.
Email:
, RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE 2
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Its Impact on Diverse Student Populations
I. Historical Description
A. Early Approaches to Education and Cultural Diversity
1. Most of the curriculum designs in early education systems were Eurocentric, where the
cultural pluralistic aspect of the learner was left unconsidered (Tanase, 2022).
2. There were practices in education that did not recognize and celebrate the diversity of
students, which resulted in disengagement and inequitable academic outcomes.
3. Historically, the curriculum did not take into consideration the ethnic minority groups,
especially in an urban setting in secondary schools (Barton & Riddle, 2021).
B. Rise of Multicultural Education and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)
1. Multicultural education began as a response to the civil rights movements of the 1960s and the
perceived need to focus on cultural differences in the classroom (Barton & Riddle, 2021).
2. CRT started to take shape in the 1980s with scholars such as Gloria Ladson-Billings, who was
particularly interested in incorporating students' cultural identities within curricula (Copeland
Solas & Kamalodeen, 2022).
3. The focus on meaningful cultural education aimed to close achievement gaps and increase
inclusivity (Longmuir et al., 2022).
C. Expansion and Institutionalization of CRT in Educational Policies
1. During the late 20th century and into the beginning of the 21st century, teacher training and
curriculum design became more frequently integrated with CRT (Christensen & Knezek, 2025).
2. Intercontinental frameworks including those such as UNESCO have called for an even
broader, global understanding of culturally responsive education (Ialuna et al., 2024).
EDUC 735 RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE NEW VERSION
UPDATE 2025|026 Liberty University
Research Paper Outline
Olivia Jeffery
School of Education, Liberty University
Authors Note
Name: Olivia Jeffery
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Olivia Jeffery.
Email:
, RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE 2
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Its Impact on Diverse Student Populations
I. Historical Description
A. Early Approaches to Education and Cultural Diversity
1. Most of the curriculum designs in early education systems were Eurocentric, where the
cultural pluralistic aspect of the learner was left unconsidered (Tanase, 2022).
2. There were practices in education that did not recognize and celebrate the diversity of
students, which resulted in disengagement and inequitable academic outcomes.
3. Historically, the curriculum did not take into consideration the ethnic minority groups,
especially in an urban setting in secondary schools (Barton & Riddle, 2021).
B. Rise of Multicultural Education and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)
1. Multicultural education began as a response to the civil rights movements of the 1960s and the
perceived need to focus on cultural differences in the classroom (Barton & Riddle, 2021).
2. CRT started to take shape in the 1980s with scholars such as Gloria Ladson-Billings, who was
particularly interested in incorporating students' cultural identities within curricula (Copeland
Solas & Kamalodeen, 2022).
3. The focus on meaningful cultural education aimed to close achievement gaps and increase
inclusivity (Longmuir et al., 2022).
C. Expansion and Institutionalization of CRT in Educational Policies
1. During the late 20th century and into the beginning of the 21st century, teacher training and
curriculum design became more frequently integrated with CRT (Christensen & Knezek, 2025).
2. Intercontinental frameworks including those such as UNESCO have called for an even
broader, global understanding of culturally responsive education (Ialuna et al., 2024).
