Nineteen Urban Questions: Teaching in the City (Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.), V. 215.) (Paperback)

~ Shirley R. Steinberg (Editor), Joe L. Kincheloe (Editor), Deborah A. Shanley (Foreword)

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19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City, the definitive overview of urban education, is provocative in style and rich in detail. Emphasizing the complexity of urban education, Steinberg, Kincheloe, and the authors ask direct questions about what urban teachers need to know. Their answers are guaranteed to generate both classroom discussion and discourse in the field for years to come. This is a volume that should be used in every school of education. Important topics include: ? difference in urban education; ? motives for teaching in city settings; ? understanding and dealing with dropouts; ? the role of counseling in urban schools; ? identifying resistance in urban settings; ? gangs and gang membership; ? evaluation and assessment; ? unique issues relating to disabilities; ? bilingual education; ? unique issues in urban literacy; ? urban students and the writing process; ? technology in urban classrooms; ? the value of teaching science in urban settings; ? the role of aesthetics in city schools; ? health risks among city students; ? understanding the urban family

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• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0820457728
• ISBN-13: 978-0820457727
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #322,190 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Twenty informed and informative essays from experienced academics and researchers, July 5, 2005

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Collaboratively compiled, organized and co-edited by Shirley R. Steinberg (Associate Professor and Head of Graduate Literacy, Brooklyn College) and Joe L. Kincheloe (Professor of Education, CUNY Graduate Center Urban Education Program, Brooklyn College), 19 Urban Questions: Teaching In The City provides an detailed and accessible overview of urban education emphasizing its complexity in terms of what classroom educators will need to know in order to function best within urban private or public school settings. Through twenty informed and informative essays from experienced academics and researchers, 19 Urban Questions covers the differences in urban education, motives for teaching in city settings, understanding and dealing with dropouts, the role of counseling in urban schools, identifying resistance in urban settings, gangs and gang membership, evaluation and assessment, unique issues relating to disabilities, bilingual education, unique issues in urban literacy, urban students and the writing process, technology in urban classrooms, the value of teaching science in urban settings, the role of aesthetics in city schools, health risks among city students, and understanding the urban family. A collective work of impeccable scholarship, 19 Urban Questions should be considered critically essential reading.