EBOOK Stubborn Roots - Prudence L. Carter

EBOOK Stubborn Roots
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Autor: Prudence L. Carter

 Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199899647
EAN: 0073EC24EB
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Stron: 256
Data wydania: 2012
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Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. and South African Schools
What are the features of the school environment that make students' of color        incorporation greater at some schools than at others? Prudence L. Carter seeks to        answer this basic but bedeviling question through a rich comparative analysis of the        organizational and group dynamics in eight schools located within four cities in the        United States and South Africa-two nations rebounding from centuries of overt        practices of racial and social inequality. Stubborn Roots provides insight into how        school communities can better incorporate previously disadvantaged groups and        engender equity by addressing socio-cultural contexts and promoting "e;cultural        flexibility."e; It also raises important and timely questions about the social,        political, and philosophical purposes of multiracial schooling that have been        greatly ignored by many, and cautions against narrow approaches to education that        merely focus on test-scores and resources."e;There are simply not enough texts that        look comparatively at the two foremost experiments with questions of race, culture,        and class in the English-speaking world, the United States and South Africa.        Prudence Carter's work is simultaneously scholarly and compassionate. It helps us        see, in these two benighted but globally important societies, how easily things        break, but also how well, when structures are in place and when human agency takes        flight, individuals and the groups to which they belong flourish and grow."e;- Crain        Soudien, Professor of Education, University of Cape Town"e;In this ambitious        mixed-method study, Carter analyzes the social and symbolic boundaries that account        for disparate educational experiences by race in the United States and South Africa.        Resources are only part of the answer; equally important, she argues, are the        cultural and institutional conditions that make students feel they are valued        contributors of the community. Thus, school policies about hairstyle, dress codes,        tracking, extracurricular activities, and language use are among the important        dimensions that enable or discourage engagement in students. Educators,        policymakers, and scholars alike have much to learn from this agenda-setting        work."e;-Michele Lamont, Harvard UniversityAuthor of The Dignity of Working Men:        Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class and Immigration"e;Prudence Carter's        remarkable book shines a light on the often invisible patterns that perpetuate        educational disparity in both the United States and South Africa. Stubborn Roots        reveals how racial and ethnic divides are often reinforced, even in supposedly        'integrated' schools and even when many people of good will, try to eradicate them.        Carter's insights illuminate how educators and schools can address these issues by        becoming increasingly attuned to the socio-cultural worlds in which their students        live. This book paves the way for the changes needed for historically disadvantaged        groups to receive equitable, high-quality educations."e;-Linda Darling-Hammond,        Charles Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University

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Prudence L. Carter