Schooling the next generation : creating success in urban elementary schools / Dan Zuberi

Author: Zuberi, Dan
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Copyright Date: ©2015
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages)

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Contents

1. Introduction : urban education in a globalizing world -- 2. Diversity in the classroom : opportunities and challenges -- 3. Coping with challenging students -- 4. Engaging parents and the community -- 5. Addressing needs and supporting resiliency : programs that matter -- 6. Standardized testing : here to stay? -- 7. Conclusion : improving early literacy and numeracy skills acquisition in urban schools in low-income neighbourhoods -- Methodology appendix : sitting in the classroom : determining school success.

Summary

In Schooling the Next Generation, Dan Zuberi documents the challenges facing ten East Vancouver elementary schools in diverse lower-income communities, as well as the ways their principals, teachers, and parents are overcoming these challenges.

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9781442620391 (electronic bk.)
1442620390 (electronic bk.)
9781442649491 (bound)
1442649496 (bound)
9781442626843 (pbk.)
1442626844 (pbk.)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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