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Murff, Dennisha – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2020
In "Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Promising Practices for African American Male Students," I take us on a journey into teachers' perceptions of the impact of implementing culturally responsive pedagogical (CRP) practices on the student learning outcomes of African American male students. The book also helps to identify teachers'…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, African American Students, Males, Teacher Attitudes
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Kramer, Brianne, Ed.; McKenzie, Jennifer, Ed. – Myers Education Press, 2022
According to the American Psychological Association (APA, 2015), trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event, which can lead to difficulties with emotional regulation, social relationships, and the development of physical symptoms. Traumatic experiences may include physical or sexual abuse, neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence,…
Descriptors: Children, Trauma, Emotional Response, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Wisdom, Sherrie, Ed.; Leavitt, Lynda, Ed.; Bice, Cynthia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
In comparing one public school to another, discussions frequently include talk concerning the socio economics of a school or district, which then leads to talk about the advantages that one socioeconomic setting has over another. Educators tend to agree that low academic achievement frequently associated with a low socioeconomic status is a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Influences, Racial Discrimination, African American Students
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Rodriguez, Mariela A.; Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth; Ruff, William G. – Educational Considerations, 2009
Principals in urban settings serve elementary schools often densely populated with highly mobile, ethnically diverse, and economically disadvantaged students. Due to the changing landscape of increasing accountability issues required by the "No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)" (2001), principals must adjust the mission of the school…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Accountability
Lawson, Jennifer E. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2008
This qualitative study explores the experiences of women administrators in high-poverty community schools, investigating four women's perspectives on work demands and the impact on their families. Their work demands are related to the characteristics of impoverished communities, whereas their work resources are based on intrinsic rewards and…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Poverty, Females, Social Justice
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Giles, Corrie; Johnson, Lauri; Brooks, Sharon; Jacobson, Stephen L. – Journal of School Leadership, 2005
Few empirical studies have been undertaken concerning successful leadership practices within challenging urban schools. Given that much of the school leadership literature relies on principals as the source of evidence for school improvement, this article explores, through multiperspective case study methodology, how one failing urban elementary…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Transformational Leadership, Urban Schools
Sassani, Abul H. K. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
The Office of Education has undertaken the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of countries in Europe and Central and South America. This series of studies was made a part of a program to promote understanding of education conditions in those areas and also to furnish the American college registrars with data on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, World History