Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 357 g
Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 357 g
ISBN: 978-1-61735-635-3
Verlag: Information Age Publishing
Empirically-based, this book on urban education reform not only proclaims that hope is alive for urban schools, but to also produces a body of literature that examines current practices and offers practical implications. This book is filled with strategies to implement and bring about reform.
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<p><strong>TABLE OF CONTENTS</strong> Prologue: Hope Is Alive! Envisioning the Future Possibilities of Urban Schools, Leanne L. Howell and Chance W. Lewis. </p> <p><strong>PART I: ENVIRONMENTS OF URBAN SCHOOL REFORM SECTION I: TRADITIONAL AND CHARTER SCHOOL SETTINGS: SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. </strong> Yes We Can—Even in Detroit: Quality Education, High Academic Achievement, and Service-Learning, Robert W. Simmons III and Robert D. Carpenter. Texarkana Independent School District: Blazing a Trail for Urban Learners, Molly S. Taylor. </p> <p><strong>SECTION 2: URBAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES. </strong> Examining Influences on African American High School Students’ Mathematics Achievement, Lamont A. Flowers and Tiffany A. Flowers. Mental Health Delivery in Urban Schools: It Takes a Village to Empower a Child, Jamilia Blake, Collette Nero, and Concepcion M. Rodriguez. <p> <p><strong>PART II: EMPOWERING URBAN STUDENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCHOOLS. SECTION 1: TEACHERS’ ROLES IN URBAN SCHOOL SETTINGS. </strong> Deconstructing Teacher Bias: Exploring Attributional Bias in Urban Elementary Schools, Stephen D. Hancock and Tehia V. Starker. Going Beyond Parental Involvement: Parent Perceptions of Teacher Support and Its Influence on the Achievement Outcomes of Urban African American High School Adolescents, DeMarquis Hayes. </p> <p>< strong>SECTION 2: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGIES AND CURRICULUM FOR URBAN SCHOOL REFORM.</strong> Beyond Lip Service: Engaging Young African American Men in a Single-Gender Urban School, Ryan Vernosh and Julie Landsman. Montessori: Education for Life, Michelle J. Moody and Ginny Riga. Making a Case to LEARN: Linking Emphasis on the Achievement and Reporting Needs of African American Females on NAPE Test Results, Patricia J. Larke, Jemima L. Young, and Jamaal Young. </p> <p> <strong>SECTION 3: POLICIES, POLITICS, AND URBAN SCHOOL REFORM.</strong> A Closer Look at Media Influences, Identity Formation, and Educational Policy: Implications for African American Male Students, Meredith B. Walker and Bettie Ray Butler. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: A Brief Fifty-Year Overview of Educational Finance, Politics and Policy Influencing Urban Districts, Schools and Students, Augustina ozano and Anthony Rolle. EPILOGUE: Capitalizing on Our Inspiration of Hope to Make Sustainable Reform in Urban Schools, Leanne L. Howell and Chance W. Lewis. About the Editors, About the Authors. </p>
