Unfinished Business Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools

Name: Unfinished Business Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools
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ISBN: 9780470384442

ISBN-10: 0470384441

ISBN-13: 9780470384442

Edition: 2006

Authors: Pedro A. Noguera, Jean Yonemura Wing

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One of the persisting problems facing schools is the achievement gap between White students and their African American and Latino peers. What are the causes of this disparity? Why has it been so difficult to narrow the gap? And, how can the actions of ordinary educators and parents have an impact on the problem? To answer these questions, Pedro Noguera and his collaborators spent four years investigating the dynamics of race and achievement at Berkeley High School -- a large, comprehensive public high school with a diverse student population. All aspects of schooling were examined -- from organizational structure to classroom assignments. The authors reveal the hidden inequities of schools…

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List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 356
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface


Preface to the Paperback Edition


The Editors



The Structure and Culture of Inequality in Schools


Introduction: Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap at Berkeley High School




Structuring Inequality at Berkeley High




Integration Across Campus, Segregation Across Classrooms: A Close-up Look at Privilege




The Discipline Gap and the Normalization of Failure




Agency in the Fight for Equity



Changing Teacher Practice and Student Outcomes




Creating Demand for Equity: Transforming the Role of Parents in Schools




Songs of Experience: Student Reflections on Four Years at Berkeley High



Conclusion: Lessons Learned: The Limits and Possibilities of Using Research to Counter Racial Inequality



Epilogue: Finishing School



References


Index