Books

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On being different On being different Conrad Phillip Kottak "On Being Different provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary account of diversity and multiculturalism in the United States and Canada. Kottak (recent inductee to The National Aca… OL15936048W
Research on schools, neighborhoods, and communities Research on schools, neighborhoods, and communities William F. Tate "This volume focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of place or geography in matters of education, human development, and health. Multiple disciplinary perspectives are … OL16126435W
Educating for diversity and social justice Educating for diversity and social justice Amanda Keddie "Educating for Diversity and Social Justice foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. I… OL16142410W
Minority students in East Asia Minority students in East Asia Yuxiang Wang,JoAnn Phillion,Ming-tak Hue "In <EM>Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses </EM>authors discuss their research on minority students' schooling (elementary to higher education… OL16212461W
Culture, Education, and Community Culture, Education, and Community Jennifer Lavia "Lavia and Mahlomaholo re-examine how postcolonial theories might contribute to understandings about education in Culture, Education, and Community. They provide a critical space in which to interrog… OL16239679W
Unlikely allies in the academy Unlikely allies in the academy Karen L. Dace "Unlikely Allies in the Academy brings the voices of women of Color and White women together for much-overdue conversations about race. These well-known contributors use narrative to expose their sto… OL16298894W
Multidisciplinary approaches to educational research Multidisciplinary approaches to educational research Sadaf Rizvi "This book provides an original perspective on a range of controversial issues in educational and social research through case studies of multi-disciplinary and mixed-method research involving childr… OL16597056W
For White folks who teach in the hood ... and the rest of y'all too For White folks who teach in the hood ... and the rest of y'all too Christopher Emdin "Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience o… OL19663716W
Strange fruit Strange fruit Joel Christian Gill "Strange Fruit, Volume I, Uncelebrated narratives from Black history is a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique grap… OL19671702W
Pushout Pushout Monique W. Morris "Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was bein… OL20025298W
Studying in China Studying in China Patrick McAloon "A visit to China can change your life. Have you thought about studying in China, but are not sure what you will find there? A trip to China to live, work or study promises an amazing, life-changing … OL20058172W
Chinese student migration, gender and family Chinese student migration, gender and family Anni Kajanus "Chinese Student Migration, Gender and Family is a study of the sons and daughters of Chinese single-child families who go abroad to study and in particular explores the increase of familial investme… OL22316379W
Secular institutions, Islam, and education policy Secular institutions, Islam, and education policy Paola Mattei "In January 2015, three attackers walked into the office of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, opened fire and killed twelve people, including a Muslim policeman, in the deadliest terro… OL22321622W
Education in East and Central Africa Education in East and Central Africa C. C. Wolhuter "Education in East and Central Africa is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the… OL23329199W