An African centered response to Ruby Payne's poverty theory [[electronic resource] /] / by Jawanza Kunjufu

• Autore: Kunjufu Jawanza
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, Ill., : African American Images, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.829/96073
• Soggetto topico: African American children - Education; African Americans - Education; African Americans - Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-163) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Ruby Payne's Position; 2. White Poverty; 3. Black Poverty; 4. Economic Empowerment; 5. School Funding; 6. Integration; 7. Educational Solutions; References; Index; Notes; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This challenge to influential educator Ruby Payne's theories about the impact of class differences and economics on teaching and learning puts forward other factors as better predictors of student performance. Pointing to success stories in schools that serve low-income students, this refutation of Payne's popular teacher-training program asserts that teacher expectations, time on task, and the principal's leadership are the main factors in determining educational outcomes at a school. Abandoning Payne's framework of teacher-student income disparities, racial makeup, and per-pupil ex
• Titolo autorizzato: An African centered response to Ruby Payne's poverty theory
• ISBN: 1-934155-29-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455407803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II