Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Safe spaces Safe spaces Annemarie Vaccaro "Based on extensive research, recent events, and numerous first-person accounts, this revealing book illuminates both the challenges and triumphs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and… OL16126478W
Ebony and Ivy Ebony and Ivy Craig Steven Wilder A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution’s complex and contested involvement in slavery—setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines acr… OL16813049W
Taming the river Taming the river Camille Z. Charles,Mary J. Fischer,Douglas S. Massey "Building on their important findings in The Source of the River, the authors now probe even more deeply into minority underachievement at the college level. Taming the River examines the academic an… OL16974524W
Legacies of Brown Legacies of Brown Stella M. Flores "This book illuminates the effects of segregation, desegregation, and integration on students, practitioners, communities, and policymakers in the fifty years since the landmark Brown v. Board of Edu… OL20545811W
Who will do science? Who will do science? Willie Pearson,Alan Fechter The question "Who will do science?" is one of growing urgency in the United States. Fewer U.S. college students are choosing to study math, science, and engineering - and half of those who do eventua… OL20587451W
Hope and healing in urban education Hope and healing in urban education Shawn A. Ginwright "[This book] proposes a new movement of healing justice to repair the damage done by the erosion of hope resulting from structural violence in urban communities. Drawing on ethnographic case studies … OL20974517W
Interrogating racism in qualitative research methodology Interrogating racism in qualitative research methodology Laurence Parker "The areas of race, class, and gender have generated increasing attention within the academy, providing a strong critique of the supposed neutrality of the research process. Interrogating Racism in Q… OL23743724W
How to involve parents in a multicultural school How to involve parents in a multicultural school Davis, Bruce An elementary school principal in an urban school relates many techniques he and his staff use to involve parents in the life of the school, including student awards assemblies, "positive" telephone … OL3744128W
Language and cultural diversity in American education Language and cultural diversity in American education Roger D. Abrahams xii, 339 p. 24 cm OL4105913W
Relative/outsider Relative/outsider Kendra R. Wallace "Exploring the ethnic and racial identity formation among high school and college students of racially mixed heritage, the portraits in this book provide a thorough examination of the dynamic ethnic … OL9193950W
Issues in Latino Education Issues in Latino Education Mariella Espinoza-Herold "Issues in Latino Education is Based on the realities of high school life from the perspectives of young Latinos'. Educators and social researchers spend considerable time and effort studying issues … OL9283800W