1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974444003321

Autore

Kugler Eileen Gale <1950->

Titolo

Innovative voices in education : engaging diverse communities / / Eileen Gale Kugler, executive editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012

ISBN

979-82-16-20884-6

1-280-65865-7

9786613635587

1-61048-541-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Classificazione

EDU005000

Altri autori (Persone)

KuglerEileen Gale <1950->

Disciplina

370.1170973

Soggetti

Children of minorities - Education - United States

Children of immigrants - Education - United States

Multicultural education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Building Respectful Schools; Chapter 01. Closing the Culture Gap in Public Education: A Commentary; Chapter 02. A Foot in Two Worlds; Chapter 03. Valuing the Individual bBreaking Through Assumptions; The Personal Power of a Teacher; Chapter 04. Montana's Indian Education for All; Chapter 05. The Importance of Student Stories; Chapter 06. Serving Long-Term English Learners by Building Literacy in Two Languages; Chapter 07. Addressing Silences; Chapter 08. A Calling to Teach; Courageous Leaders; Chapter 09. Serving Marginalized Children

Chapter 10. Forging Relationships with High School Students That Impact Learning and AchievementChapter 11. The Equitable Leader; Community: The Village It Takes; Chapter 12. From Survivors to Leader; Chapter 13. Ready to Learn; Chapter 14. The Power of Family Aspirational Values on Student Academic Success; Global Perspectives; Chapter 15. Healing a World of "Terror" by "Valuing Diversity"; Chapter 16. The Passion of a Lifelong Australian Educator; Chapter 17. Multicultural to Intercultural; Index; About the Editor and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

"Diverse schools offer enriched academic and social environments, as



students and families of different backgrounds and experiences provide a vibrant mosaic of insights, perspectives, and skills. This book highlights stories from around the world, as innovative teachers, educational leaders, and community activists passionately share personal accounts of their successes, challenges, and lessons learned"-- Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910146768203321

Titolo

AmeriQuests

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nashville, Tenn., : Center for the Americas at Vanderbilt, [2004]-

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Ethnology - America

Ethnicity - America

Labor mobility - America

Foreign workers - America

Refugees - America

Civilization

Emigration and immigration

Ethnicity

Ethnology

Foreign workers

Labor mobility

Manners and customs

Refugees

International relations

Periodicals.

United States Relations Latin America Periodicals

Latin America Relations United States Periodicals

America Emigration and immigration Periodicals

America Civilization Periodicals

America Social life and customs Periodicals

America

Latin America

United States



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Title from home page (viewed Feb. 4, 2005).

Sommario/riassunto

"A peer-reviewed multi and inter-disciplinary journal which will discuss issues relating to dislocation, relocation, migration, displacement, refugees, homelessness, crossing borders, storytelling, narrative analysis, multiculturalism, ethnic literatures, postcolonial studies and anthropology--throughout the Americas"--"About" page. Contents are keyword searchable and may be limited to author, title, abstract, index terms or full text.