Classroom voices on education and race : students speak from inside the belly of the beast / Daniel Frio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frio, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in education--United States.

Discrimination in education.

Minorities--Education--United States.

Minorities.

Racism in education--United States.

Racism in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlfield Education, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Classroom Voices on Education and Race presents core educational issues- with an emphasis on race and the racial achievement gap, school culture, and curriculum-through the unfiltered and poignant voices of high school students. Students from urban, rural, and suburban public schools express a strong desire for a more active role in their classrooms, as well as for a curriculum that is more responsive to their world.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Education of a Teacher; Chapter 2: The Rez; Chapter 3: Wayland; Chapter 4: A Distinguished High SchoolDeals with Class and Race; Chapter 5: White Students Find Their Voices; Chapter 6: Black and Latino Students Speak Their Minds; Chapter 7: Asians ("New Jews") and "Old" Jews; Chapter 8: Education Complete, Final Lessons Learned; Chapter 9: Reflections and Recommendations; Epilogue; Other Titles of Interest

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28037-8

1-283-91299-6

1-4758-0136-X