The power of one : how you can help or harm African American students / / Gail L. Thompson
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| Autore: |
Thompson Gail L. <1957->
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| Titolo: |
The power of one : how you can help or harm African American students / / Gail L. Thompson
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin |
| London, : SAGE, 2010 | |
| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2010] | |
| �2010 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (viii, 188 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 371.82996073 |
| Soggetto topico: | African American students - Psychology |
| African American students - Services for | |
| Teacher-student relationships | |
| Motivation in education | |
| Racism in education | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction: Why Alarm Bells Should Be Ringing in Our Heads; Part I - Beliefs, Mindsets, and Baggage; Chapter 1 - Identifying the Personal Benefits of Increasing Your Efficacy With African American Students; Chapter 2 - That Baggage Is Too Heavy: Uncovering Negative Mindsets That Can Undermine Your Work With African American Students; Chapter 3 - "You Can't Help but Talk About Race": Examining Your Beliefs About Racism and Racial Problems |
| Chapter 4 - ""To Be Honest, I Can't Stand His Mama": Facing Your Personal Issues About the Parents of African American StudentsPart II - The Curriculum, Classroom Management, and Testing; Chapter 5 - A Hard Knock Life: How Teachers Can Use the Curriculum to Empower African American Students; Chapter 6 - Only the Strong Survive: Dealing With Roadblocks to Effective Classroom Management; Chapter 7 - Using Wisdom in Assessing Students in Spite of the High- Stakes-Testing Mania; Chapter 8 - Learning From Classroom Scenarios and Other Problems That Concern Educators | |
| Conclusion: A Work in Progress: Committing to Ongoing Personal and Professional DevelopmentAppendix A: The "What's In It for Me?" Questionnaire; Appendix B: The "What's In It for Me?" Questionnaire Results; Appendix C: What Educators Said They Believed About African American Students; Appendix D: Demographic Information About the Texas and California Workshop Participants Who Completed The Mindset Questionnaire (by %); Appendix E: The Mindset Questionnaire Results (N = 237) | |
| Appendix F: Demographic Information About the Workshop Participants Who Completed the "Searching for Solutions Questionnaire" (by %)Appendix G: The "Searching for Solutions" Questionnaire Results (N = 69); Appendix H: Demographic Information About the Workshop Participants Who Completed the "Thoughts About Racism and Racial Problems" Questionnaire (by %); Appendix I: The "Thoughts About Racism and Racial Problems" Questionnaire (N = 203); Appendix J: The "Test" Questionnaire (N = 63); Notes; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This reader-friendly, interactive staff development resource is designed to help teachers deal with some of the main issues that impede their progress with African American students. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The power of one |
| ISBN: | 1-4522-7377-4 |
| 1-4522-0928-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779498303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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