Research Studies on Educating for Diversity and Social Justice

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Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The book captures the various ways issues of diversity, equity and social justice unfold in educational settings and offers ideas for eradicating inequalities in schools. Concepts such as parental involvement, equity pedagogy, and dual language, among others, provide a template for assisting educators to improve educational outcomes for students. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 31752814/1

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Ashraf Esmail is associate professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for Racial Justice at Dillard University.

Abul Pitre is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at San Francisco State University. He teaches courses such as The Life and Thought of Elijah Muhammad, Hip Hop Workshop, Black Religion, Critical Black Pedagogy, and a wide range of subjects -- including education,?leadership, critical pedagogy, and Nation of Islam Studies.? Pitre has authored, edited, and co-edited 29 books, including several with Rowman & Littlefield.? He is best known for The Educational Philosophy of Elijah Muhammad and A Critical Black Pedagogy Reader: The Brothers Speak. He was on a panel with Dr. Cornel West where he discussed his most recent book, Liberation Pedagogy: Elijah Muhammad and the Art of Soul Crafting.

Darren E. Lund, is a Professor in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary, Canada, where his research examines social justice activism in schools, communities, and professional education programs. Darren was a high school teacher for 16 years, and formed the award-winning Students and Teachers Opposing Prejudice (STOP) program.

H. Prentice Baptiste is a Regents and Distinguished Achievement Professor, and in 2014 was awarded the first College of Education, Diversity Award at New Mexico State University. He was president of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), a premier organization advocating for equity and social justice, which he helped found in 1990.

Gwendolyn Duhon is an Assistant Professor at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA where she teaches courses in multicultural education and counseling. She has edited 10 books on various topics in education. She has presented her research in education both nationally and internationally for the past twenty years.