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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465591503321

Titolo

Improving urban schools [[electronic resource] ] : equity and access in K-12 STEM education for all students / / edited by Mary Margaret Capraro, Robert M. Capraro, Chance W. Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., 2013

ISBN

1-62396-232-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement

Altri autori (Persone)

CapraroMary Margaret

CapraroRobert Michael

LewisChance W <1972-> (Chance Wayne)

Disciplina

370.9173/2

Soggetti

Education, Urban - United States

Science - Study and teaching - United States

Technology - Study and teaching - United States

Engineering - Study and teaching - United States

Mathematics - Study and teaching - United States

School improvement programs - United States

Educational equalization - 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.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Series page""; ""Improving Urban Schools""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction to STEM Equity""; ""Chapter 2: STEM Schools""; ""Chapter 3: The Private Sector, Building STEM Partnerships, and Moving Models Forward""; ""Chapter 4: Culturally Relevant Project-Based Learning for STEM Education""; ""Chapter 5: Disrupting Inequity""; ""Chapter 6: Administrative Support of STEM Culture""; ""Chapter 7: Racial and Linguistic Achievement Disparities""

""Chapter 8: Using Three-Dimensional Virtual Environments to Prepare STEM Teachers""""Chapter 9: Using Just-in-Time PD to Technologically Prepare High School STEM Teachers""; ""Chapter 10: Gender Equity in STEM""; ""Chapter 11: Geographic Disparities in Science Achievement""; ""About the Contributors""