Transforming Urban Education
- ISBN-10
- 020514568X
- ISBN-13
- 9780205145683
- Category
- Education, Urban
- Pages
- 420
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Allyn and Bacon
- Authors
- Edward J. Nussel, Joseph Kretovics
Description
This readings-with-text is a compilation of important contributions to the study of urban education over the past few decades. This edited volume includes a variety of articles dealing with the issues and problems of urban education and some possibilities for transforming urban schools through the lens of equality of educational opportunity.
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