02940nam 2200625 a 450 991079041600332120230126203339.01-60709-948-91-60709-950-0(CKB)2550000001113539(EBL)1366436(SSID)ssj0000984378(PQKBManifestationID)12403756(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000984378(PQKBWorkID)11013433(PQKB)10717557(MiAaPQ)EBC1366436(EXLCZ)99255000000111353920130912d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmbracing 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]Lanham, Md. ;Plymouth, England Rowman & Littlefield Educationc20121 online resource (157 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60709-949-7 1-299-82144-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorGinsberg 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. Children with social disabilitiesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaCase studiesEducation, UrbanPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaCase studiesSchool improvement programsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaCase studiesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiafastPhiladelphia, PagndCase studies.fastChildren with social disabilitiesEducation, UrbanSchool improvement programs371.826/940974811EDU011000EDU020000bisacshDU 6002rvk5,3ssgnGinsberg Alice E1468864Greene Maxine1468865MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790416003321Embracing risk in urban education3680230UNINA