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Direct linkSteinberg, Shirley R., Ed – Peter Lang New York, 2010
The second edition of "19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City" adds new questions to those in the original volume. Continuing the developing conversation in urban education, the book is provocative in style and rich in detail. Emphasizing the complexity of urban education, Shirley R. Steinberg and the authors ask direct questions about what…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Critical Theory, Dropouts
Weiner, Lois – 1999
To help new and prospective urban teachers deal with the practical problems and moral dimensions of the occupation, this book offers advice about successful urban teaching. The chapters are: (1) "A Book of Advice for Prospective and New Urban Teachers"; (2) "What's Different about Teaching in Urban Schools?"; (3) "Dealing with the Urban School…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Values, Preservice Teachers
Kincheloe, Joe L., Ed.; Hayes, Kecia, Ed.; Rose, Karel, Ed.; Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
Maintaining that urban teaching and learning is characterized by many contradictions, this book proposes that there is a wide range of social, cultural, psychological, and pedagogical knowledge urban educators must possess in order to engage in effective and transformative practice. It is necessary for those teaching in urban schools to be…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Urban Schools, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Urban Education
Download full textHenderson, Phyllis; Jones, Mary Ann; Self, Eileen F. – 1998
This paper discusses an ecological approach to training educators for urban schools which focuses on learning to develop and nurture collaborative relationships with parents and communities. It argues that the construct of collective efficacy is the missing link in understanding and implementing successful linkages between schools, parents, and…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Moles, Oliver, Ed. – 1992
School-initiated activities to change the home educational environment can strongly influence student learning, even in schools serving low-income and minority families. This sourcebook shows various ways that schools can take the initiative in reaching out and working with families as equal partners; and explores how family life, school programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Moles, Oliver C., Ed.; D'Angelo, Diane, Ed. – 1993
This sourcebook is designed to give urban educators new information and strategies for working with parents of elementary school students through grade 6. Its five workshops explore how family life, school programs, teacher practices, and district policies can help build school-family partnerships for learning. Threaded through these workshops are…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Brown, Dave F. – 2002
This book shares the stories of 13 successful urban teachers who offer advice on effective instructional strategies, gaining students' cooperation, managing the classroom, and developing curricula that match students' interests and academic levels. Ten chapters are: (1) "Why Teach in an Urban School?" (the lives of urban teachers and what urban…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Culturally Relevant Education
