Format:
142 p.
ISBN:
9780203134276
Content:
This book is based on a four year collaborative effort among teachers, university professors and graduate students to promote success among 'low-achieving' African American students
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Making School Count; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Life in an urban classroom: where dreams and realities collide; 2. The personal journey of a teacher: Karen's story; 3. Developing teaching strategies that honor and motivate diverse learners; 4. The culture of the school; 5. Teacher action research; 6. Realizing student potential with alternative strategies; 7. What gets in the way of student success?; 8. Taking on the role of detective: teacher's response to struggling students; 9. Turning student aspirations into realities; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
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*the authors' convictions that the disproportionate under-achievement of African-American students is the result of inappropriate teaching strategies *the prevalent use of
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where dreams and realities collide; 2. The personal journey of a teacher: Karen's story; 3. Developing teaching strategies that honor and motivate diverse learners; 4. The culture of the school; 5. Teacher action research; 6. Realizing student potential with alternative strategies; 7. What gets in the way of student success?; 8. Taking on the role of detective: teacher's response to struggling students; 9. Turning student aspirations into realities; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415230544
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Making School Count : Promoting Urban Student Motivation and Success
Language:
English
Keywords:
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