Ethnic diversity in communities and schools : recognizing and building on strengths
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Bibliographic Information
Ethnic diversity in communities and schools : recognizing and building on strengths
(Contemporary studies in social and policy issues in education / Kathryn M. Borman, series editor)
Ablex Pub. Corp., c1998
- pbk.
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Research has consistently documented the failure of schools to reach students from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds. One reason suggested for this failure is teachers' lack of understanding and appreciation for students' home backgrounds, while most teachers are eager to becvome informed and supportive of their diverse students many have lacked the opportunity to develop the knowedge and skills appropriate to working with such students. Ethnic Diversity examines how migration and settlement patterns have varied for these populations throughout U.S. history, documenting what researchers have learned about Latino, Native American, African American, urban Appalachian, and Asian American families, neighborhoods, and communities as these relate to children's learning through case studies (in the form of vignettes) and suggests how schools, communites, and universities can address the needs of culturally diverse students and their families.
Table of Contents
Families and Schools: Contexts for Student Learning, with M. Yvette Baber and Linda Evans Diverse Communities, Different Realities, with M. Yvette Baber Multiple Realities: A Brief Socio-Historical Overview Schools and Communities: Vignettes of Recent Latino Immigrants and Refugees Schools and Communities: The Asian Experience Schools and Communities: The Native American and Urban Appalachian Experience Schools and Communities: The African American Experience. Ethnicity, Education, the Community and Children's Learning
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