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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jenlink, Patrick M.

Townes, Faye Hicks, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

United States.

Group identity--United States.

Group identity.

Recognition (Psychology).

Physical Description:

xiii, 218 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2009]

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781607091066

1607091062

9781607091073

1607091070

9781607091080

1607091089

OCLC:

288932899