
Diversity in the Classroom
A Casebook for Teachers and Teacher Educators
Routledge (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 1. July 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-0-8058-1429-3 (ISBN)
Description
This casebook is part of a nationwide effort to capture and use practitioner knowledge to better prepare teachers for the reality of today's classrooms, given a student population vastly different from that of even a decade ago.
Consciously designed to provoke engaging and demanding discussion, the cases presented here are candid, dramatic, highly readable accounts of teaching events or series of events. Set in three of the nation's most diverse cities -- San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix -- the cases offer problem-based snapshots of on-the-job dilemmas. The teacher-authors discuss topics that generate heated interchange and run the risk of polarizing opinions and creating defensive assumptions, particularly those dealing with bias, race, and class. These issues, plus cultural behaviors and socioeconomic circumstances have important implications for classroom practices. By examining such issues, the editors hope that educators will see -- and act on -- the need for a greater variety of teaching styles, distribution of opportunities, and educational access for all students.
Consciously designed to provoke engaging and demanding discussion, the cases presented here are candid, dramatic, highly readable accounts of teaching events or series of events. Set in three of the nation's most diverse cities -- San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix -- the cases offer problem-based snapshots of on-the-job dilemmas. The teacher-authors discuss topics that generate heated interchange and run the risk of polarizing opinions and creating defensive assumptions, particularly those dealing with bias, race, and class. These issues, plus cultural behaviors and socioeconomic circumstances have important implications for classroom practices. By examining such issues, the editors hope that educators will see -- and act on -- the need for a greater variety of teaching styles, distribution of opportunities, and educational access for all students.
Reviews / Votes
"As a tool in teacher education, this book is indispensable. Using Diversity in the Classroom provides a context for both preservice and inservice teachers to explore the diversity of human experiences and human nature....[This book] can help teachers listen to all voices, tolerate difference, and acknowledge all peoples, enabling them to see uniqueness and value their place within it."-Journal of Reading
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 280 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-1429-3 (9780805814293)
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Judith H. Shulman | Amalia Mesa-Bains
Diversity in the Classroom
A Casebook for Teachers and Teacher Educators
E-Book
10/2018
1st Edition
Routledge
€36.99
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Judith H. Shulman | Amalia Mesa-Bains
Diversity in the Classroom
A Casebook for Teachers and Teacher Educators
E-Book
10/2018
1st Edition
Routledge
€36.99
Available for download

Judith H. Shulman | Amalia Mesa-Bains
Diversity in the Classroom
A Casebook for Teachers and Teacher Educators
Book
08/1993
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc
€95.51
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Persons
Judith Shulman, Director, Institute for Case Development, Far West Laboratory, USA. Amalia Mesa-Bains, Educational Scholar /Staff Developer, Far West Laboratory /San Francisco Unified School District, USA.
Content
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Teaching New Concepts and Skills. A Case of Ganas. Moments of Truth: Teaching Pygmalion. Attempting to Teach Self-Esteem. Part II: Integrating Non-English Speakers Into the Classroom. Then & Now: Insights Gained for Helping Children Learn English. Please, Not Another ESL Student. Part III: Interactions With Students. Fighting for Life in Third Period. Drained by One Troubled Child: Did I Help? Darius: I Hope He Makes It! A Trip to Hell. From "Outsider" to Active Learner: Struggles in a Newcomer School. Part IV: The Influence of Parents and Community. My "Good Year" Explodes: A Confrontation With Parents. Opening Pandora's Box: The Mystery Behind an "Ideal Student." Home Visits. Annotated Bibliography. Appendix: Guidelines for Writing a Case.