Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Research on Teaching Minority Students

Ample evidence shows that providing an empowering education for minority students has been a struggle in Taiwan. The inquiry responds to the important work of identifying practice in order to provide teachers with skills needed for responding to the attendant challenges. This paper aims to examine the theoretical perspectives and empirical research on successful teaching practices for minority students. It can offer a comprehensive realization of what teachers should know and be able to do when they address the issue of teaching for minority students. Such specific profiles can also provide information for teacher education and school administration to prepare teachers to teach more skillfully. Moreover, this paper suggests directions for future research through an examination of research in the United States and in Taiwan. The objective has been to understand what is known and unknown about the research topic in order to extend the boundaries of current studies.