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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461241803321

Titolo

White teachers / diverse classrooms [[electronic resource] ] : creating inclusive schools, building on students' diversity, and providing true educational equity / / edited by Julie G. Landsman and Chance W. Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Va., : Stylus Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-57922-597-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (378 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LandsmanJulie

LewisChance W <1972-> (Chance Wayne)

Disciplina

370.1170973

Soggetti

Multicultural education - United States

Minorities - Education - United States

Race awareness - Study and teaching - United States

Teachers, White - United States

Multiculturalism - United States

Electronic books.

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

pt. 1. Foundations of our work : recognizing power, privilege, and perspectives -- pt. 2. Culturally relevant teachers : foundations and personal engagement -- pt. 3. Knowing who is in the classroom : how white teachers can ensure all children achieve -- pt. 4. Creating classrooms for equity, activism, and social justice.

Sommario/riassunto

The point of departure for this new edition, as it was for the first, is the unacceptable reality that, for students of color, school is often not a place to learn but a place of low expectations and failure. In urban schools with concentrations of poverty, often fewer than half the ninth graders leave with a high school diploma. This second edition has been considerably expanded with chapters that illuminate the Asian American, Native American, and Latina/o experience, including that of undocumented students, in our schools. These chapters offer insights into the concerns and issues students