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1	Cultural Diversity and Education: Foundations, Curriculum, and Teaching more books like this by James A Banks add to wishlist Much more than a "how-to/activities" book, this textbook gives students a strong background in the conceptual, theoretical, and philosophical issues in multicultural education. Cultural Diversity and Education is designed to help pre-service and in-service educators clarify the philosophical and definitional issues related to pluralistic education ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.50! \| SVS
2	Cultural Competence: A Primer for Educators more books like this by Jerry Diller, Jean Moule add to wishlist We all know that an appreciation of diversity is important, but how do you teach that to students? CULTURAL COMPETENCE: A PRIMER FOR EDUCATORS shows you the basis of multicultural education strategies in a short, easy-to-use education textbook. And because this edition includes sections on the psycho-social dimensions of teaching culturally ... see all copies from $15.75! new only from $25.30! \| first editions \| SVS
3	No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning more books like this by Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom add to wishlist The distinguished authors of "American in Black and White" offer a "meticulously documented and powerfully written" ("The Boston Globe") book that examines the troubling racial gap that persists in American education. 48 pieces of line art. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $5.57! \| SVS
4	Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools more books like this by Pedro A Noguera (Editor), Jean Yonemura Wing (Editor) add to wishlist In this groundbreaking book, co editors Pedro Noguera and Jean Yonemura Wing, and their collaborators investigated the dynamics of race and achievement at Berkeley High School a large public high school that the "New York Times" called the most integrated high school in America. Berkeley's diverse student population clearly illustrates the ... see all copies from $9.89! new only from $10.53! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education more books like this by Pedro A Noguera add to wishlist For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. ... see all copies from $6.86! new only from $10.53! \| SVS
6	Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiating Literacies more books like this by Socorro G Herrera, Della R Perez, Dr. Kathy Escamilla add to wishlist Guiding teachers on how to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students, celebrated authors, Socorro Herrera, Della Perez and Kathy Escamilla stress that meaning and relevance must be at the basis for all instructional activities and strategies in order to effectively develop oral and written language. In their newest book, ... see all copies from $26.24! new only from $29.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Handbook of Research on Literacy and Diversity more books like this by Lesley Mandel Morrow, Ph.D., PhD (Editor), Robert Rueda (Editor), Diane Lapp, Ed.D. (Editor) add to wishlist Timely and authoritative, this is the first research handbook to address all dimensions of diversity that have an impact on literacy achievement. Leading experts examine how teaching and learning intersect with cultural and language differences and socioeconomic disparities in today's increasingly diverse schools and communities. The volume weaves ... see all copies from $41.50! new only from $64.69! \| SVS
8	International Public Relations: A Comparative Analysis more books like this by Hugh M Culbertson (Editor), Ni Chen (Editor), Amalia Mesa-Bains add to wishlist This is a comparative analysis of public relations as practiced in various countries and regions around the world. The text views public relations in each country or region covered from the perspective of the practioners in that country. It also discusses issues and practices relating to education. see all copies from $3.86! new only from $29.00! \| SVS
9	White Teachers/Diverse Classrooms: A Guide to Building Inclusive Schools, Promoting High Expectations, and Eliminating Racism more books like this by Julie Landsman (Editor), Chance W Lewis (Editor) add to wishlist For African Americans, school is often not a place to learn but a place of low expectations and failure. In urban schools with concentrations of poverty, often fewer than half the ninth graders leave with a high school diploma. Black and White teachers here provide an insightful approach to inclusive and equitable teaching and illustrate its ... see all copies from $2.60! new only from $18.07! \| SVS
10	Closing the Poverty & Culture Gap: Strategies to Reach Every Student more books like this by Donna Walker Tileston, Sandra K Darling, Belinda Williams (Foreword by) add to wishlist 'I can get future teachers to appreciate the role of culture and poverty, but it is very hard for them to translate that understanding into specific activities or strategies. This book provides so much more than any other text that I have ever used in an Introduction to Education course regarding working with diverse populations' - Rosemary Traore ... see all copies from $27.73! new only from $27.73!
11 view cover	Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education more books like this by Michael D Johnson, Cherry A McGee-Banks, Cherry A Mcgee Banks add to wishlist In this second edition, twenty--nine classic chapters have been revised and updated and twenty new chapters have been added to reflect how the field has evolved since the first edition of the Handbook was published in 1995. This landmark volume describes and analyzes changes such as increased immigration to the United States and new developments ... see all copies from $61.08! new only from $102.31! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Language, Culture, and Community in Teacher Education more books like this by Mara Estela Brisk (Editor) add to wishlist Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates/Taylor and Francis Group for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, this volume addresses the pressing reality in teacher education that all teachers need to be prepared to work effectively with linguistically and culturally diverse student populations. Every classroom in the country is ... see all copies from $20.93! new only from $26.73! \| SVS
13 view cover	War or Common Cause? a Critical Ethnography of Language Education Policy, Race, and Cultural Citizenship (He more books like this by Kimberly S Anderson add to wishlist A volume in Education Policy in Practice: Critical Cultural Studies Series Editors Bradley A. U. Levinson, and Margaret Sutton, Indiana University This book on bilingual education policy represents a multidimensional and longitudinal study of "policy processes" as they play out on the ground (a single school in Los Angeles), and over time (both ... see all copies from $5.76! new only from $46.59! \| SVS
14 view cover	Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Educating Latino, Black, and Asian Students more books like this by Susan J Paik add to wishlist The fastest growing populations in U.S. schools are minority children and youth from Latino, Black, and Asian-American communities. Multiple economic, family, and social risk factors pose challenges to these students. Not surprisingly, evidence continues to show that these children face an ever-widening achievement gap throughout their school ... see all copies from $55.00! new only from $55.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Language, Literacy, and Power in Schooling more books like this by Teresa L McCarty (Editor), With Teresa L McCarty (Editor), James Paul Gee (Contributions by) add to wishlist Language, Literacy, and Power in Schooling brings critical ethnographic perspectives to bear on the negotiation of language, literacy, and power in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts, showing how literacy and schooling are negotiated by children and adults and how schooling becomes a key site of struggle over whose knowledge, ... see all copies from $43.31! new only from $43.31! \| SVS
16 view cover	Challenges of Multicultural Education: Teaching and Taking Diversity Courses more books like this by Norah Peters-Davis (Editor), Jeffrey Shultz (Editor) add to wishlist The voices of college students and teachers vividly enlighten readers about the real-world challenges of multicultural education. Courses on diversity abound in American universities today. But open classroom discussion of racial and gender differences can evoke discomfort as much as new understandings. Negotiating these courses takes a toll on ... see all copies from $25.34! new only from $45.40!
17 view cover	Inclusion in Urban Educational Environments (PB more books like this by Denise E Armstrong (Editor), Brenda J McMahon (Editor) add to wishlist This book is motivated by our work with students and their families in urban communities, and the urgent imperative to address the endemic educational and societal inequities that pervade the lives of urban students, particularly those who live in poverty, are of minority and immigrant backgrounds, and are otherwise marginalized within current ... see all copies from $5.39! new only from $46.85! \| SVS
18 view cover	Minority Status, Oppositional Culture and Schooling more books like this by John U Ogbu (Editor) add to wishlist This book is the definitive and final presentation of John Ogbu's cultural ecological model and the many debates that his work has sparked during the past decade. The theory and empirical foundation of Ogbu's scholarship, which some have mistakenly reduced to the "acting white hypothesis," is fully presented and re-visited in this posthumous ... see all copies from $51.70! new only from $51.70! \| SVS
19 view cover	Addressing the Achievement Gap: Findings and Applications (PB more books like this by Ronald D Taylor (Editor), Dr. Herbert J Walberg (Editor) add to wishlist The chapters included in this book were commissioned to serve as the background for the national invitational conference sponsored by the LSS at Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education (CRHDE). The conference and the publication of the conference proceedings were supported by the Institute of Education Sciences ... see all copies from $13.80! new only from $46.26! \| SVS
20 view cover	Resounding Voices: School Experiences of People from Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds more books like this by Gloria Swindler Boutte add to wishlist This book captures and illuminates the voices of individuals from various ethnic groups who are not usually heard or who have been silenced. The uniqueness of this book lies in the diversity of authors from different ethnic groups, family backgrounds, disciplines, and geographic locations. The stories included in this book are based on interviews ... see all copies from $18.68! new only from $68.28!
21 view cover	Myths and Realities: Best Practices for English Language Learners more books like this by Katharine Davies Samway, Denise McKeon add to wishlist A lot has changed since the first edition of "Myths and Realities," yet the trends in education are as undeniable as they were then: English language learners (ELLs) constitute the fastest growing population in U.S. schools and their teachers face an increasingly challenging educational context. For teachers and other educators, acquiring the ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $33.28! \| first editions \| SVS
22	A Chance to Learn: The History of Race and Education in the United States more books like this by Meyer Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies
23 view cover	Diverse Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: Strategies for Supporting All Students Across Content Areas--English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Gifted/Talented Students more books like this by Yvonne S Freeman (Editor), David E Freeman (Editor), Reynaldo Ramirez (Editor) add to wishlist Today's classrooms are filled with diverse students with a variety of needs and abilities, including English language learners, students with disabilities, and gifted/talented students. While diversity is enriching, it also brings challenges, especially in a time when all students are expected to meet standards and perform on mandated tests. ... see all copies from $32.45! new only from $32.45! \| SVS
24 view cover	Teaching English Learners in Inclusive Classrooms more books like this by Elva Duran add to wishlist see all copies from $99.36! new only from $99.36!
25 view cover	Naming Silenced Lives: Personal Narratives and Processes of Educational Change more books like this by Daniel McLaughlin, William G Tierney add to wishlist Naming Silenced Lives presents a series of autobiographical histories which demonstrate how educational organizations often marginalize and silence different groups. Each chapter examines the way in which a specific group has been silenced by various educational arrangements, considers the import of using autobiographies and other narrative ... see all copies from $13.26! new only from $197.81!

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