The struggle for identity in today's schools [[electronic resource] ] : cultural recognition in a time of increasing diversity / / edited by Patrick M. Jenlink and Faye Hicks Townes

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.1170973; 370.15
• Soggetto topico: Multicultural education - United States; Group identity - United States; Recognition (Psychology)
• Altri autori: JenlinkPatrick M TownesFaye Hicks <1952->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: cultural identity and the struggle for recognition / Patrick M. Jenlink and Faye Hicks Townes -- Affirming diversity, politics of recognition, and the cultural work of schools / Patrick M. Jenlink -- Dialoguing toward a racialized identity: a necessary first step in a politics of recognition / Kris Sloan -- Misrecognition compounded / Faye Hicks Townes -- Recognition, identity politics and English language learners / Angela Crespo Cozart -- Identity formation and recognition in Asian American students / Kimberley A. Woo -- Curriculum and recognition / Raymond A. Horn -- Extracurricular activities and student identity / Amanda M. Rudolph -- Recognition, identity politics and the special needs student / Sandra Stewart -- Athletes, recognition, and the formation of identity / Vincent E. Mumford -- Parental involvement: low-socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnic minority parents' struggle for recognition and identity / Julia Ballenger -- Reaching out to parents as partners in preparing students for postsecondary education / Betty Alford -- Difficult conversations about cultural identity issues / Sandra Harris -- Value-added community: recognition, induction-year teacher diversity, and the shaping of identity / John C. Leonard -- Coda: recognition, difference, and the future of America's schools / Patrick M. Jenlink.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines cultural recognition and the struggle for identity in America''s schools. In particular, the contributing authors focus on the recognition and misrecognition as antagonistic cultural forces that work to shape, and at times distort identity.
• Titolo autorizzato: The struggle for identity in today's schools
• ISBN: 1-282-52387-2; 9786612523878; 1-60709-108-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777916803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II