Confronting Educational Inequality: Reframing, Building Understanding, and Making Change
- ISBN-10
- 0404101224
- ISBN-13
- 9780404101220
- Pages
- 410
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ams PressInc
- Authors
- Edward P. St. John, Phyllis Kreger Stillman
Description
Reframing, Building Understanding, and Making Change Edward P. St. John. was an important part of African American schooling was nearly lost after desegregation. They explain, "To a large extent, this ethic of care that was experienced ...
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