Creating equitable classrooms through action research / editors, Cathy Caro-Bruce [and others] ; foreword by Elizabeth Burmaster.
| Other author | Caro-Bruce, Cathy. |
| Other author | National Staff Development Council (U.S.) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press ; [Oxford, OH] : NSDC, ©2007. |
| Description | xxi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / by Elizabeth Burmaster -- Classroom action research with a focus on equity / Cathy Caro-Bruce and Mary Klehr -- Implementing a school district action research program / Cathy Caro-Bruce and Mary Klehr -- Been there, done that: student inquiry about high school dropouts / Erik J. Shager -- What strategies can I incorporate so that the English language learners in my classroom will better understand oral directions? / Shannon Richards -- Understanding high school black male students' achievement and school experience / Quynh T. Nguyen -- What teacher behaviors encourage one at-risk African-American boy to be a productive member of our classroom community? / Barbara Williams -- But then it got real / Jane Hammatt Kavaloski -- We want to work with our friends / Diane Coccari -- Ribbons, racism, and a placenta: the challenges and surprises of culturally relevant teaching / Kate Lyman -- Conclusions on using a constructivist approach in a heterogeneous classroom / Van E. Valaskey -- Using African American students' preference for working in self-selected partnerships to promote math achievement / Julie Melton -- Crossing bridges of culture, color, and language / Denise M. Hanson -- Tying it all together: implications for classrooms, schools, and districts / Ryan Flessner, Kenneth Zeichner, and Kalani Eggington. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006102774 |
| ISBN | 9781412936668 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1412936667 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781412936675 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1412936675 (pbk. : alk. paper) |