Community, Diversity, and Conflict Among Schoolteachers: The Ties that Blind

Community, Diversity, and Conflict Among Schoolteachers: The Ties that Blind
ISBN-10
0807741744
ISBN-13
9780807741740
Category
Education
Pages
196
Language
English
Published
2002-01-11
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Author
Betty Achinstein

Description

Using richly textured case studies of two very different schools, the author shows when teachers enact reforms in the name of community, what often emerges is conflict. Whether dealing with issues of teachers collaboration or how to meet the needs of a diverse student population, conflicts within professional communities reflect important differences of beliefs and practices. This book reframes conflict as constructive in building educational communities that learn and promote democratic values in schools.

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