Gaining on the Gap: Changing Hearts, Minds, and Practice

Palma Strand; Robert G. Smith; Tim Cotman; Cheryl Robinson; Martha Swaim; Alvin Crawley

doi:10.5771/9781610482905

Summary

Gaining on the Gap: Changing Hearts, Minds, and Practice serves as a guide along the journey taken by six individuals who each played a role in moving a school system along a path where race would not be a predictor for academic success. Join us as we share insights to challenges and victories as well as a close look at our own personal and professional growth.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2011
Copyright Year: 2011
ISBN-Print: 978-1-61048-289-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-61048-290-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 192
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 1: The Context No access Pages 9 - 20
Chapter 2: Creating Organization Conditions to Close Achievement Gaps No access Pages 21 - 42
Chapter 3: Can Schools Eliminate Gaps? No access Pages 43 - 62
Chapter 4: Fixing the System, Not the Kids No access Pages 63 - 84
Chapter 5: Capitalizing on Synergy No access Pages 85 - 106
Chapter 6: Facilitating Conversations about Race No access Pages 107 - 122
Chapter 7: Teaching Across Cultures No access Pages 123 - 146
Chapter 8: System-Level Buy-In: A Case Study No access Pages 147 - 166
Chapter 9: Gaining on the Gap: Progress, Themes, and Lessons Learned No access Pages 167 - 184
Afterword No access Pages 185 - 186
Index No access Pages 187 - 190
About the Authors No access Pages 191 - 192