Zakia Gates, Ph.D., in Education
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | College Professor of Education |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Introduction | Dr. Zakia Gates, has been an education professional for 21 years which spans across day care instructor, middle and secondary educator, adjunct faculty, education consultant, Math teacher coach, Lead Teacher, and Education Specialist and Administrator. Dr. Gates, is a current college professor for education. Dr. Gates is also an alumni of Cheyney University of PA where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in English Education and her Master's in Education and Public Administration. Dr. Gates holds a doctorate in education from Capella University. Her plans for post doctorate work is to present her research at several educational conferences, publish several education research articles, and work closely with teacher candidates and in-services teachers to prepare them to be transformative educator who use culturally relevant pedagogical methods to teach students in urban schools. |
| Interests | Personal interests: Spending time with family, reading, writing, listening to music. Professional Interests: Culturally relevant pedagogies in urban schools, culturally relevant andragogical practices in higher education, the role of diversity in higher education, Brown vs. Board of Education and academic disparities from Pre-K to post-secondary education. |
| Favorite movies | "Malcolm X", "Do The Right Thing", "Jurassic World", "The Wiz", "Orphan", "The Lost World", "Liar, Liar," "Cooley HIgh" and "Home Alone." |
| Favorite music | Earth, Wind, & Fire, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Michael McDonald, Teena Marie, Gino Vanelli, Luther Vandross, or as she puts it, "too many to name". Dr. Gates listens without prejudice because music is universal. |
| Favorite books | "Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe", "The Man Nobody Knows", "The Purpose Driven Life," "The Isis Papers", "The Lies of School Reform", "Anti Racism Everyday", "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" |