Improving the Odds: Developing Powerful Teaching Practice and a Culture of Learning in Urban High Schools Contributor(s): Del Prete, Thomas (Author), Wasley, Patricia a. (Editor), Lieberman, Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807750298 ISBN-13: 9780807750292 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Education | Secondary |
Dewey: 373.110 |
LCCN: 2009026120 |
Series: Series on School Reform (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A much-needed counterpoint to the sweeping rhetoric of reform, this important book offers a nuanced depiction of the challenges and possibilities at the school and classroom level. Through the experiences of urban high school teachers who partner with their local university, Del Prete provides unique insight into teaching and learning in the midst of reform. He effectively illustrates why focusing on teaching practice and school cultures--more than standards and accountability--is a more fruitful way to achieve real and lasting change. With powerful portraits from classrooms serving diverse and low-income students, this book:
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