| Beyond the Classroom Walls: Ethnographic Inquiry as Pedagogy Contributor(s): Gordon, June A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415934931 ISBN-13: 9780415934930 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: Teachers in low-income communities face serious impediments to effective teaching and learning. Through a unique blend of research and field experience, this book seeks to overcome the lack of communication and mutual understanding between teachers and students in urban schools. June A. Gordon provides nine case studies with insights as to how educators in urban settings may begin to understand the complexity of their students' lives, engaging those same students in the process of this discovery. "Beyond Classroom Walls" provides inspiration and assistance to urban educators, concerned community members, or parents wishing to transform the way they view their community and the profession of teaching. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.430 |
| LCCN: 2002012823 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.5" W x 9.42" (1.03 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book integrates ethnographic research with teacher education strategies, with the aim of preparing teachers to work with urban and low-income youth in schools and other social service agencies. Through various case studies, Gordon provides insight into how educators in diverse settings can engage students-be they preservice or veteran teachers-in the process of discovering the complexity of their students' lives, as well as their own. |
