Description |
1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) |
Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. Beginnings -- II. The Canford Program -- III. The Bus Kids -- IV. Friends -- V. The Obstacle Course of Schooling -- VI. Leopards and Chameleons -- VII. The Grown-Ups -- VIII. Teaching Styles -- IX. The Road Ahead -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-205) and index. |
Summary |
"The Bus Kids offers a compelling and uniquely detailed examination of the experiences of kindergarten students in California participating in a voluntary school desegregation program. Ira Lit focuses on the day-to-day school life of a group of minority children bussed from their poor-performing home school district to an affluent neighboring district with high-performing schools. Through these kindergarteners' experiences, the book sensitively illuminates the processes of school transition, socialization, and adaptation, and addresses an array of important issues relating to American education." "Lit acutely observes these "bus kids" and the quality of their social, emotional, cultural, and academic experiences. He presents a moving picture of the complexity of challenges, often unrecognized by teachers and parents, each young student confronted every day."--Jacket. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
Subject |
School integration -- California -- Case studies.
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Kindergarten -- California -- Case studies.
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Minorities -- Education -- California -- Case studies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Lit, Ira W. Bus kids. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009 9780300105797 (DLC) 2008021447 (OCoLC)229445920 |
ISBN |
9780300153279 electronic bk. |
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0300153279 electronic bk. |
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