Learning to teach in urban schools : the transition from preparation to practice / Etta R. Hollins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollins, Etta R., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Urban schools.

United States.

Children of minorities--Education--United States.

Children of minorities.

Children of minorities--Education.

Urban schools--United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

ix, 108 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

"This book is about the transition from teacher preparation to teaching practice in urban school settings. It provides a clear presentation of the challenges, resources, and opportunities for learning to teach in urban schools; examples of the experiences, perceptions, and practices of teachers who are effective in urban schools and those who are not; a detailed account of the journey of a team of teachers who transformed their practice to improve learning in a low performing urban school; an approach that can be used by novice teachers in joining a teacher community and making the transition from preparation to practice; and perspective on leadership that can be used to create a context for transforming teacher professional development in an urban school district. Learning to Teach in Urban Schools offers rare insight into how teachers can transform their own practice and in the process, transform the culture of low performing urban schools"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415893855

0415893852

9780415893862

0415893860

OCLC:

690084854