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Series Foreword James A. Banks ix
Foreword Geneva Gay xvii
Acknowledgments xxiii
Introduction 1
Socioeconomic Status and School Performance 2
Outline of the Book 4
Moving Away from the Black-White Dichotomy 6
1 Achievement Gap: Contextualizing the Problem 9
Documenting the Achievement Gap 12
Documenting the Discrepancies 13
Retention, Suspensions, and Expulsions 20
School Drop-Out and Graduation Rates 22
Access to Gifted and AP Courses 25
SAT Scores 25
Explaining the Gaps 26
Future Considerations 32
2 Changing Demographics 35
A Changing Nation 36
Demographic Shifts by Geographic Region and Age 38
U.S. Schools and Changing Demographics 39
Are Teachers Being Prepared to Teach in Diverse Settings? 41
Multicultural Education for School Reform 43
The Role of Social Class 46
3 Culture 51
Culture, Race, and Ethnicity 52
The Complexity of Culture 54
Sociocultural Theory 56
Cultural Modeling 58
Cultural Repertoires of Practice 60
Normalizing Culture in Everyday Practice 64
4 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 67
Seeking Clarity in Culture and Pedagogy 69
Empirical and Conceptual Work on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 71
The Importance of Pedagogy 75
Programs with Culturally Responsive Teaching 77
5 The Role of Race in Learning 91
Interrogating Race 92
Race and Education in the United States 95
Critical Race Theory: A Framework for Examining Race and Achievement 98
Empirical Works Examining Race 100
Granting Voice to Those Who Rarely Are Heard 103
Internalized Racism: Educators of Color and Acts of Exclusion 106
Racial Frames of Reference 107
6 Developing Cultural Competence and Racial Awareness in Classroom Teachers 111
Cultural Competence 112
Critical Self-Reflection on Race and Culture 114
Race, Culture, and the Adaptive Unconsciousness 116
Racial Awareness 121
A Case Study of Critical Reflecting: Teaching Teachers to Reflect on Race 122
Final Considerations 128
7 Examples of School Success for Culturally Diverse Students 129
Stories of School Success 131
Visionary Leadership 134
Effective Instructional Practices 137
Intensive Academic Intervention 140
Explicit Acknowledgment of Race 143
Parental and Community Engagement 145
Final Thoughts 148
References 151
Index 174
About the Author 182
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reviewed Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms on April 02, 2011
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms
Notes for later review: comprehensive, easy to read, accessible
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