| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 370 pages). |
| Series |
Debating issues in American education ; v. 3
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Should the courts be the primary focus in efforts to achieve desegregation? -- Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students? -- Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations? -- Can race to the top and related programs improve underperforming schools? -- Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who are not? -- Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students? -- Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students? -- Does incorporating elements from popular culture, such as hip-hop, on school campuses help public schools serve diverse student populations? -- Should all forms of ability grouping be eliminated in schools? -- Do current funding structures and districting criteria of publiceducation marginalize ethnic and racial minority students? -- Are English-only models the most appropriate means for teaching English to English language learners? -- Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement? -- Is the full-service community school model for involving parents and community members from diverse backgrounds useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school populations? -- Should pull-out instructional programs be retained under Title I's compensatory education provisions? -- Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools? |
| Summary |
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as ability grouping, affirmative action, bilingual education, gender bias, illegal aliens in the classroom, and mainstreaming and inclusion. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Multicultural education -- United States.
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Minorities -- Education -- United States.
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Marginality, Social -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Multicultural Education.
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Marginality, Social. (OCoLC)fst01009156
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Minorities -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst01023119
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Multicultural education. (OCoLC)fst01028816
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Hunter, Richard C. (Professor of educational administration), editor.
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Brown, Frank, 1935- editor.
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Donahoo, Saran, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Diversity in schools. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2012 9781412987646 (DLC) 2011048280 (OCoLC)757489075 |
| ISBN |
9781452218496 (electronic bk.) |
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1452218498 (electronic bk.) |
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9781452266664 (electronic bk.) |
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1452266662 (electronic bk.) |
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