Why race and culture matter in schools : closing the achievement gap in America's classrooms / Tyrone C. Howard ; foreword by Geneva Gay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Tyrone C. (Tyrone Caldwell)

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)

Multicultural education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

United States.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Minorities--Education--United States.

Minorities.

Minorities--Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 181 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Teachers College Press, [2010]

System Details:

text file

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 acknowledgment of race ; Parental and community engagement ; Final thoughts.

Notes:

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

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780807772195

0807772194

Publisher Number:

99969960489

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.