Comprehensive Urban Education
- ISBN-10
- 0205424163
- ISBN-13
- 9780205424160
- Category
- Education, Urban
- Pages
- 355
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pearson/Allyn & Bacon
- Authors
- Patricia B. Kopetz, Anthony J. Lease, Bonnie Z. Warren-Kring
Description
This text presents a compassionate view of teaching in an urban setting with practical suggestions, recommendations, and examples for powerful and effective teaching aimed at improving student academic performance.
Each chapter explores major considerations related to educating students of diverse cultures typical of urban classroom settings. Preservice teachers are able to better understand the complex social, academic, emotional, and economic factors that define today s urban classrooms. The needs of urban schools -their students, teachers, community supporters, and stakeholders -are identified and various strategies are explored.
The authors' combined experiences represent over a half-century of dedication to improvements in diverse classrooms that ensure best practices for effective instruction. Dr. Patricia Kopetz, Associate Professor of Graduate Studies Education, is an experienced teacher and university professor and administrator. Dr. Anthony Lease, is presently an Associate Dean and is an experienced teacher, principal, school superintendent, and university instructor/administrator. Dr. Bonnie Warren-Kring, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, is an experienced teacher and university Urban Education Director. All are active in Urban Education research and instruction at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga."
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