Change(d) Agents New Teachers of Color in Urban Schools |
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| Author:
| Achinstein, Betty
Ogawa, Rodnet T. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8077-5219-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $96.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing from a 5-year study of 21 new teachers of colour working in urban, hard-to-staff schools, this book uncovers a systemic paradox: that while the teachers are committed to improving educational opportunities for students of colour, they often work in schools that are culturally subtractive and have restrictive accountability policies that challenge their ability to perform cultural/professional roles to which they are committed.
Drawing from a 5-year study of 21 new teachers of colour working in urban, hard-to-staff schools, this book uncovers a systemic paradox: that while the teachers are committed to improving educational opportunities for students of colour, they often work in schools that are culturally subtractive and have restrictive accountability policies that challenge their ability to perform cultural/professional roles to which they are committed.