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Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms

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ISBN-10: 0807750719

ISBN-13: 9780807750711

Edition: 2010

Authors: Tyrone C. Howard, James A. Banks, Geneva Gay

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While race and culture remain important variables in how young people experience schools, they are often misunderstood by educators and school personnel. Building on the work of three studies that investigated schools successful in closing the achievement gap, Tyrone Howard shows how adopting greater awareness and comprehensive understanding of race and culture can improve educational outcomes. Important reading for anyone who is genuinely committed to promoting educational equity and excellence for all children, this accessible book outlines the changing racial, ethnic, and cultural demographics in U.S. schools and calls for educators to pay serious attention to how race and culture play…    
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Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 4/19/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638

Series Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Socioeconomic Status and School Performance
Outline of the Book
Moving Away from the Black-White Dichotomy
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
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
Culture
Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
The Complexity of Culture
Sociocultural Theory
Cultural Modeling
Cultural Repertoires of Practice
Normalizing Culture in Everyday Practice
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
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
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
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