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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790416003321

Autore

Ginsberg Alice E

Titolo

Embracing risk in urban education [[electronic resource]] : curiosity, creativity, and courage in the era of "no excuses" and relay race reform / / Alice E. Ginsberg ; [foreword by Maxine Greene]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012

ISBN

1-60709-948-9

1-60709-950-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Classificazione

EDU011000EDU020000

DU 6002

5,3

Altri autori (Persone)

GreeneMaxine

Disciplina

371.826/940974811

Soggetti

Children with social disabilities - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

Education, Urban - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

School improvement programs - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

Case studies.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pa

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; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The New Three Rs: Relay Race Reform; 2 A Mission to Question: Inquiry, Creativity, and Risk; 3 Courageous Conversations: Teaching, Cultural Identity, and Risk; 4 When Superman Is Delayed: Social Justice, Student Activism, and Risk; 5 Unlocking the Schoolyard Gate: Geography, Community, and Risk; 6 Conclusion; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Ginsberg argues that in the effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative label of 'at-risk,' we are in danger of eliminating risk from education entirely. This is especially the case in urban schools with large numbers of poor and minority students. Ginsberg explores alternative approaches to student achievement at four dynamic Philadelphia public schools.