Vajra Watson

Learning to Liberate (eBook, ePUB)

Community-Based Solutions to the Crisis in Urban Education

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There are few more pressing problems in education than the crisis that is affecting urban schools. Learning to Liberate is a timely resource for all educators who are committed to transforming "at-risk" youth into "at-promise" individuals who put their potential into action in their schools and communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136593864
• Artikelnr.: 38268864

Autorenporträt

Vajra Watson is Director of Research and Policy for Equity in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Gems in the Gutter
1. Introduction: Gangstas, Gunshots, and Grades
2. Dereca Blackmon: Pedagogy of Communication
3. Rudy Corpuz: Pedagogy of Community
4. Victor Damian: Pedagogy of Compassion
5. Jack Jacqua: Pedagogy of Commitment
6. What Does (Not) Work
7. Community-Based Urban Education
8. Grindin for all we Got from the Bottom to the Top
Appendices
A: Terminology
B: Methods and Validity
C: Participant-Observer or Observing Participant?
D: Interview Protocols and Youth Questionnaire
E: Website and Contact Information for the Community-Based Educators
Bibliography