| Race, Class, and Power in School Restructuring Contributor(s): Lipman, Pauline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791437701 ISBN-13: 9780791437704 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1998 Annotation: This book challenges common assumptions about the efficacy of teacher collaboration, empowerment, and professional development to improve the educational experiences of low-achieving African American students without engaging the political and ideological contexts in which reforms take place. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book tells the story of two restructuring junior high schools in a single district, and how teachers' ideologies and race, class, and power contradictions in the schools, school district, and city shaped outcomes. Although the book is a critique of restructuring, powerful portraits of teachers who create culturally responsive and empowering educational experiences demonstrate the potential to reform educational practices and policies for African American students and suggest a direction for transforming schools. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 371.200 |
| LCCN: 97026328 |
| Series: Suny Series, Restructuring & School Change |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.02" (1.20 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explores the intersection of two central issues in American education today: school reform through restructuring and alienation from school of many children of color. A tough look at the impact of teachers' and administrators' beliefs and practices. |