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closing the achievement gap in America's classrooms

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Why race and culture matter in schools

closing the achievement gap in America's classrooms

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Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms
2020, Teachers College Press
in English
Cover of: Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms
2020, Teachers College Press
in English
Cover of: Why race and culture matter in schools
Why race and culture matter in schools: closing the achievement gap in America's classrooms
2010, Teachers College Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Series Foreword / James A. Banks
Foreword / Geneva Gay
Introduction
Socioeconomic Status and School Performance
Outline of the Book
Moving Away from the Black-White Dichotomy
Achievement Gap: Contextualizing the Problem
Documenting the Achievement Gap
Documenting the Discrepancies
Retention, Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Drop-Out and Graduation Rates
Access to Gifted and AP Courses
SAT Scores
Explaining the Gaps
Future Considerations
Changing Demographics
A Changing Nation
Demographic Shifts by Geographic Region and Age
U.S. Schools and Changing Demographics
Are Teachers Being Prepared to Teach in Diverse Settings?
Multicultural Education for School Reform
The Role of Social Class
Culture
Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
The Complexity of Culture
Sociocultural Theory
Cultural Modeling
Cultural Repertoires of Practice
Normalizing Culture in Everyday Practice
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Seeking Clarity in Culture and Pedagogy
Empirical and Conceptual Work on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
The Importance of Pedagogy
Programs with Culturally Responsive Teaching
The Role of Race in Learning
Interrogating Race
Race and Education in the United States
Critical Race Theory: A Framework for Examining Race and Achievement
Empirical Works Examining race
Granting Voice to Those Who Rarely Are Heard
Internalized Racism: Educators of Color and Acts of Exclusion
Racial Frames of Reference
Developing Cultural Competence and Racial Awareness in Classroom Teachers
Cultural Competence
Critical Self-Reflection on Race and Culture
Race, Culture, and the Adaptive Unconsciousness
Racial Awareness
A Case Study of Critical Reflecting: Teaching Teachers to Reflect on Race
Final Considerations
Examples of School Success for Culturally Diverse Students
Stories of School Success
Visionary Leadership
Effective Instructional Practices
Intensive Academic Intervention
Explicit Acknowledgement of Race
Parental and Community Engagement
Final Thoughts.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-173) and index.

Published in
New York, N.Y
Series
Multicultural education series, Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
379.2/60973
Library of Congress
LC213.2 .H67 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxv, 181 p. :
Number of pages
181

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24419973M
ISBN 10
0807750727, 0807750719
ISBN 13
9780807750728, 9780807750711
LCCN
2009051102
OCLC/WorldCat
495545345

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