Race, Class, and Power in School Restructuring ( Suny Series, Re

Publisher: State University of New York Press (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 25.95 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: May 01, 1998

Publisher Marketing: This book challenges common assumptions about the efficacy of teacher collaboration, empowerment, and professional development to improve the educational experiences of low-achieving African American students without engaging the political and ideological contexts in which reforms take place. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book tells the story of two restructuring junior high schools in a single district, and how teachers' ideologies and race, class, and power contradictions in the schools, school district, and city shaped outcomes. Although the book is a critique of restructuring, powerful portraits of teachers who create culturally responsive and empowering educational experiences demonstrate the potential to reform educational practices and policies for African American students and suggest a direction for transforming schools.