African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theory

Name: African Centered Response to Ruby Payne's Poverty Theory
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ISBN: 9781934155004

ISBN-10: 1934155004

ISBN-13: 9781934155004

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jawanza Kunjufu

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This challenge to influential educator Ruby Payne's theories about the impact of class differences and economics on teaching and learning puts forward other factors as better predictors of student performance. Pointing to success stories in schools that serve low-income students, this refutation of Payne's popular teacher-training program asserts that teacher expectations, time on task, and the principal's leadership are the main factors in determining educational outcomes at a school. Abandoning Payne's framework of teacher-student income disparities, racial makeup, and per-pupil expenditure, this critical analysis asserts the human component as the most powerful tool for improving…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: African American Images
Publication date: 4/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.484

Carter G. Woodson was the founder of Black History Week. He wrote "The Negro in Our History, The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861, A Century of Negro Migration," and "The African Background Outlined," He died in 1950. Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu is the author of "Lessons from History" and "Restoring the Village," He lives in Chicago.