Descriptor
Source
| Theory Into Practice | 2 |
Author
| Brown, Dave F. | 1 |
| Weiner, Lois | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkBrown, Dave F. – Theory Into Practice, 2003
Gaining students' cooperation in urban classrooms involves establishing an environment where teachers address students' cultural and ethnic needs, as well as their social, emotional, and cognitive needs. This article describes the management strategies of 13 1st- through 12th-grade urban teachers from seven cities throughout the United States.…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Assertiveness, Urban Schools, Culturally Relevant Education
Weiner, Lois – Theory Into Practice, 2003
Why is classroom management especially problematic for urban teachers, and why has research yielded so few helpful answers to this question? In this article I take up both questions, suggesting that the answer to both emanates from the same source: the reliance on deficit paradigms to explain underachievement of students who have historically not…
Descriptors: Ideology, Urban Teaching, Classroom Techniques, Urban Schools
