By MATT PIKE
An associate professor of education at Missouri Western State University has published a new textbook to help educators in preparing to teach at-risk students.
Benedict Adams published “Pedagogy for a Successful Multicultural Classroom. A Sociocultural-Based Method for Teaching and Reaching At-Risk Students”. The book was published earlier this year by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.
“The book serves as a sociocultural-based method for both graduate and undergraduate students, providing practical frameworks that will be beneficial throughout their teaching careers,” said Dr. Eric C. Sheffield of Western Illinois University in a news release. “One of the pressing issues in academia is classroom management. This book addresses this topic directly, offering practical tools and strategies for both experienced and novice teachers to effectively manage classrooms with at-risk students from diverse backgrounds.”
Adams has been at MoWest since 2019. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Suffield University in Idaho, and Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Indiana University. Adams was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Certificate of Excellence from Indiana University in 2014. In 2024, he was named Outstanding Teacher Educator at Missouri Western State University and in 2025 received MoWest's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award.
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