Race, Class, and Power in School Restructuring

Race, Class, and Power in School Restructuring
ISBN-10
1438411022
ISBN-13
9781438411026
Category
Education
Pages
356
Language
English
Published
1998-02-26
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Author
Pauline Lipman

Description

Winner of the 1998 American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice Titles This book challenges common assumptions about the efficacy of teacher collaboration, empowerment, and professional development to improve the educational experiences of low-achieving African American students without engaging the political and ideological contexts in which reforms take place. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book tells the story of two restructuring junior high schools in a single district, and how teachers' ideologies and race, class, and power contradictions in the schools, school district, and city shaped outcomes. Although the book is a critique of restructuring, powerful portraits of teachers who create culturally responsive and empowering educational experiences demonstrate the potential to reform educational practices and policies for African American students and suggest a direction for transforming schools.

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