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Title Gaining on the gap : changing hearts, minds, and practice / Robert G. Smith .. [and others]..

Publication Info.	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2011]
	©2011

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Internet	WORLD WIDE WEB E-BOOK EBSCOEBC	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (xii, 192 pages) : illustrations
Note	"Published in Partnership with the American Association of School Administrators."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction / Palma Strand -- The context / Robert G. Smith & Palma Strand -- Creating organization conditions to close achievement gaps / Robert G. Smith -- Can schools eliminate gaps / Robert G. Smith -- Fixing the system, not the kids / Palma Strand -- The perfect storm: capitalizing on synergy / Cheryl Robinson -- Facilitating conversations about race / Timothy Cotman, Jr. -- Teaching across cultures / Marty Swaim -- System-level buy-in: a case study / Alvin L. Crawley -- Gaining on the gap: progress, themes and lessons learned / All -- Afterword / Patrick K. Murphy.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Summary	Gaining on the Gap: Changing Hearts, Minds, and Practice serves as a guide along the journey taken by six individuals who each played a role in moving a school system along a path where race would not be a predictor for academic success. Join us aswe share insights to challenges and victories as well as a close look at our own personal and professional growth.
Note	GMD: electronic resource.
Subject	African Americans -- Education -- United States -- Case studies.
	Discrimination in education -- United States -- Case studies.
	Educational equalization -- United States -- Case studies.
	Academic achievement -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
Added Author	Smith, Robert G., 1943-
	American Association of School Administrators.
Other Form:	Print version: Gaining on the gap. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011 9781610482882 (DLC) 2011016315 (OCoLC)719673443

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