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Tasiana Blas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

CIE 603: Urban Education

Dr. Murphy

April 29, 2022

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The field of urban education, those who teach in urban schools must know the four

factors that influence each student's success. These factors are understanding students and family

homelessness, understanding geography and social contexts, understanding policy and school

funding, and understanding parental involvement.

Research Questions

1. What do preservice and inservice teachers need to know in order to prepare to connect

with students in urban schools?

2. What classes in college can prepare preservice teachers to take in order to teach students

in urban schools?

3. Do urban school teachers need to have an understanding of homelessness, social contexts,

and understanding of policy in order to be a “good teacher” for their students?

Research Plan

I plan to use the research articles that I have found to address an issue that most teachers

seem to face in urban schools, which is that most preservice and inservice teachers may not be

fully prepared to teach our students in urban schools. I plan to dive deeper into why some of our

students just don’t succeed in schools. With my research, I also plan to shed light on the

underlying systemic issues that may be identified when it comes to what urban school teachers

need to be focusing on when with their students in the classroom.

My plan does seem to be feasible and logical and the proof is in our urban city

classrooms. In order for a student to succeed, they need to trust their learning environment. How

are our students able to learn in a classroom from someone who they feel doesn’t connect with

them? How can any student, who may be struggling at home or worried about their families, be

well enough to learn? We need to bring these issues to the forefront of our classrooms so that we
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can better serve our all students. With my research, I’d like to provide more understanding and

ways to help support teachers and students in our urban city schools.
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