Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms

ISBN-13: 9780807763100 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 208 str.

Tyrone C. Howard; James a. Banks

Spis treści

• Series Foreword James A. Banks
• Foreword Geneva Gay
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
  Socioeconomic Status and School Performance
  Outline of the Book
  Moving Away from the Black–White Dichotomy
• 1. Educational outcome disparities: Contextualizing the Problem
  Documenting the ducational outcome disparities
  Documenting the Discrepancies
  Retention, Suspensions, and Expulsions
  School Drop-Out and Graduation Rates
  Access to Gifted and AP Courses
  SAT Scores
  Explaining the Gaps
  Future Considerations
• 2. Changing Demographics
  A Changing Nation
  Demographic Shifts by Geographic Region and Age
  U.S. Schools and Changing Demographics
  Are Teachers Being Prepared to Teach in Diverse Settings?
  Multicultural Education for School Reform
  The Role of Social Class
• 3. Culture
  Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
  The Complexity of Culture
  Sociocultural Theory
  Cultural Modeling
  Cultural Repertoires of Practice
  Normalizing Culture in Everyday Practice
• 4. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
  Seeking Clarity in Culture and Pedagogy
  Empirical and Conceptual Work on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
  The Importance of Pedagogy
  Programs with Culturally Responsive Teaching
• 5. The Role of Race in Learning
  Interrogating Race
  Race and Education in the United States
  Critical Race Theory: A Framework for Examining Race and Achievement
  Empirical Works Examining Race
  Granting Voice to Those Who Rarely Are Heard
  Internalized Racism: Educators of Color and Acts of Exclusion
  Racial Frames of Reference
• 6.  Developing Cultural Competence and Racial Awareness in Classroom Teachers
  Cultural Competence
  Critical Self-Reflection on Race and Culture
  Race, Culture, and the Adaptive Unconsciousness
  Racial Awareness
  A Case Study of Critical Reflecting: Teaching Teachers to Reflect on Race
  Final Considerations
• 7. Examples of School Success for Culturally Diverse Students
  Stories of School Success
  Visionary Leadership
  Effective Instructional Practices
  Intensive Academic Intervention
  Explicit Acknowledgment of Race
  Parental and Community Engagement
  Final Thoughts
• References
• Index
• About the Author