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Class, culture, and race in American schools : a handbook

This reference work employs historical, anthropological, sociological, and theoretical perspectives to overview current information on class, culture, and race in U.S. schools.The volume is organized systematically, with broad sections on class, culture, race, and prospects for the future.
Print Book, English, 1995
Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., 1995
IX, 257 Seiten : Diagramme
9780313291029, 0313291020
231645666
Preface Class From Estate to Social Class: A Historical Perspective and Definition by Stanley William Rothstein The Governance of Local Schools as Influenced by Social Class, Race, and Ethnicity by Frank W. Lutz and Laurance Iannaccone The Chicano Educational Experience: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives by Daniel G. Solorzano Class, Race, and Science Education by David Eli Drew Diversity and the Institutional Transformation of Public Education by Joseph G. Weeres and John Rivera Culture The Concept of Culture by Walter F. Beckman Italian and Mexican Responses to Schooling: Assimilation or Resistance? by Richard J. Altenbaugh Emerging Educational Structures: The Impact on Leadership "Culture" by Andrew E. Dubin Race Race Relations and Segregation in the United States by Walter F. Beckman Race, Class, and the Educational Marginalization of African Americans: A Historical Perspective by Mougo Nyaggah and Wacira Gethaiga Serving Asian American Children in School: An Ecological Perspective by Mikyong Kim-Goh Possibilities Effective Teacher Preparation for Diverse Student Populations: What Works Best? by Carmen Zuniga-Hill and Carol Barnes Ecocultural Context, Cultural Activity, and Emergent Literacy: Sources of Variation in Home Literacy Experiences of Spanish-Speaking Children by Leslie Reese, Claude Goldenberg, James Loucky, and Ronald Gallimore Culture, Class, and Race: Three Variables of Decision Making in Schools by Lenore M. Parker Selected Bibliography Index