Professional development schools and social justice : schools and universities partnering to make a difference / / editors, Kristien Zenkov [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.71/1; 370.711
• Soggetto topico: Laboratory schools - United States; Social justice - Study and teaching - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ZenkovKristien
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; Contents; Foreword; Section I: PDSs, Social Justice, and a Case in Point; 1 Professional Development Schools and Social Justice Education; 2 The Master of Urban Secondary Teaching (Must) Program: A Case Study; Section II: Pre-Service Teacher Education and Social Justice; 3 A PDS Model for Democratic Teaching and Teaching for Social Justice; 4 Social Justice: A Standard Worth Promoting; 5 The Danger of a Single Story: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach for Social Justice; Section III: Professional Development and Social Justice ; 6 Equity, Social Justice, and a Canadian Professional Development School7 Professional Learning Communities and Professional Development Schools: The Metamorphosis of Schools Through an Understanding of Equity and Social Justice; 8 Visual Art as Transformational Activism in a PDS School; 9 Challenging Biases: How the PDS Model Can Support Collaboration and Reflective Practice to Shift Stakeholders' Social Justice Perspectives; Section IV: P-12 Student Learning and Social Justice; 10 Urban PDS Partnership: Preparing Teachers for Social Justice ; 11 PDS, Latinos, and Math Achievement: The Results of Noche de la Fiesta de Matematica12 Researching PDS Initiatives to Promote Social Justice across the Educational System; Section V: Research and Social Justice; 13 Promoting Equity and Social Justice in Professional Development School Partnerships Through Action Research and Inquiry Groups; 14 Home Visits Supporting Social Justice at a Title I Professional Development School; 15 Gaining Reading Success: The Story of One PDS Project to Help Struggling Readers Find Success ; 16 Recognizing Choices: Working for Social Justice with Action ResearchAbout the Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book highlights school/university partnerships, specifically Professional Development Schools' focus on collaborative activities that endeavor to promote social justice in and across P-12 and university classrooms, educational institutions, and communities. The chapters provide concrete examples of instructional and curricular methods used to engage all the stakeholders within a Professional Development School model -university educators, school leaders, teachers, and teacher candidates- with social justice ideals.
• Titolo autorizzato: Professional development schools and social justice
• ISBN: 0-7391-7763-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453736603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II