5.1 Developing interventions related to educators' beliefs and values that are contributing to the puzzling situation.

In addition to reading the general suggestions about interventions presented on the CIP Step 5 page, consider the suggestions below if you found your beliefs and values or those of other educators to be influencing your puzzlement.

Your beliefs and values

Many times, bringing your beliefs and values to awareness becomes the first part of an intervention that involves "repairing" previous behavior or some behavioral changes related to the puzzling situation. For discussions by European American teacher educators of changes made in their practice after they reflected on their whiteness or "unlearned racism," see Cochran-Smith (2000), Gorski (2000), and Obidah and Teel (2001). Kumashiro (2001) presented provocative ideas about how educators can teach in ways that challenge multiple forms of oppression.

Beliefs and values of other educators

Similarly, helping other educators bring their beliefs and values to awareness may become the first part of an intervention that involves the educator(s) "repairing" previous behavior or making some behavioral changes related to the puzzling situation.

Success Stories & CIP studies Related to Educational Practitioners' Beliefs or Values

Reconsider question:  3.1 
Gather more information:  4.1 
Step 6-Monitor Intervention(s) 
Guide for Reading Step 4 and Step 5 Pages