Miseducating Teachers about the Poor: A Critical …
Teachers College Record Volume 110, Number 12, December 2008, pp. 2497 2531Copyright by Teachers College, Columbia University0161-4681Miseducating Teachers about the Poor: A Critical Analysis of Ruby payne s Claimsabout PovertyRANDY BOMERUniversity of Texas at AustinJOEL E. DWORINUniversity of Texas at El PasoLAURA MAYGeorgia State UniversityPEGGY SEMINGSONUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonBackground/Context: This is the first research study to examine the content basis of payne sin-service teacher education program, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, though oth-ers who have reviewed the book have agreed with our analysis. The study took place withina policy context in which the federal government, with the passage of the No Child LeftBehind Act (2002), created a new category of students (economically disadvantaged) whosetest scores would be monitored by officials in the U.
2498 Teachers College Record existing research about low-income individuals and families. This study of Payne’s work provides administrators and teachers with an evaluation of the reliability of Payne’s claims.
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