Why race and culture matter in schools : closing the achievement gap in America's classrooms /
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| Author / Creator: | Howard, Tyrone C. (Tyrone Caldwell) |
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| Imprint: | New York : Teachers College Press, c2010. |
| Description: | xxv, 181 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Multicultural education series Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8002041 |
Table of Contents:
- Series Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Socioeconomic Status and School Performance
- Outline of the Book
- Moving Away from the Black-White Dichotomy
- 1. Achievement Gap: Contextualizing the Problem
- Documenting the Achievement Gap
- Documenting the Discrepancies
- Retention, Suspensions, and Expulsions
- School Drop-Out and Graduation Rates
- Access to Gifted and AP Courses
- SAT Scores
- Explaining the Gaps
- Future Considerations
- 2. Changing Demographics
- A Changing Nation
- Demographic Shifts by Geographic Region and Age
- U.S. Schools and Changing Demographics
- Are Teachers Being Prepared to Teach in Diverse Settings?
- Multicultural Education for School Reform
- The Role of Social Class
- 3. Culture
- Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
- The Complexity of Culture
- Sociocultural Theory
- Cultural Modeling
- Cultural Repertoires of Practice
- Normalizing Culture in Everyday Practice
- 4. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- Seeking Clarity in Culture and Pedagogy
- Empirical and Conceptual Work on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- The Importance of Pedagogy
- Programs with Culturally Responsive Teaching
- 5. The Role of Race in Learning
- Interrogating Race
- Race and Education in the United States
- Critical Race Theory: A Framework for Examining Race and Achievement
- Empirical Works Examining Race
- Granting Voice to Those Who Rarely Are Heard
- Internalized Racism: Educators of Color and Acts of Exclusion
- Racial Frames of Reference
- 6. Developing Cultural Competence and Racial Awareness in Classroom Teachers
- Cultural Competence
- Critical Self-Reflection on Race and Culture
- Race, Culture, and the Adaptive Unconsciousness
- Racial Awareness
- A Case Study of Critical Reflecting: Teaching Teachers to Reflect on Race
- Final Considerations
- 7. Examples of School Success for Culturally Diverse Students
- Stories of School Success
- Visionary Leadership
- Effective Instructional Practices
- Intensive Academic Intervention
- Explicit Acknowledgment of Race
- Parental and Community Engagement
- Final Thoughts
- References
- Index
- About the Author