Race, Class, and Power in School Restructuring (Suny Series, Restructuring & School Change) [Paperback]

Pauline Lipman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 1998 | Series: Suny Series, Restructuring & School Change

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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About the Author

Pauline Lipman is Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Studies in Education and Human Development at DePaul University. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press; 1st Printing edition (February 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791437701
• ISBN-13: 978-0791437704
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,574,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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