Charter Schools - Answering the Call; Saving Our Children

Informationen zum Autor Ashraf Esmail is an assistant professor in social sciences at Southern University in New Orleans. His research interests include urban, multicultural, and peace education; family; cultural diversity; political sociology; criminology; social problems; and deviance. Alice Duhon-Ross McCallum serves as department head of the MS Higher Education and Adult Learning in the Richard W. Riley College of Education at Walden University. Her current research focuses on multicultural education and counseling with special interest in school violence, family in poverty, and conflict resolution. Klappentext Charter Schools will stimulate the thinking of educators, professionals, and the general public who are concerned about the educational experience of our nation's children. The chapters in this book are designed by a group of academic researchers, scholars in higher education, and leaders in academic arenas. The major thrust of this book is to appeal to individuals of this nation to join forces and save our children from inadequate academic experiences that will serve as a damaging element to their growth, development, and success in life. This book articulates the essential elements of effective charter schools. It establishes a blueprint for the infrastructure and staffing of a charter school that will successfully instill passion and purpose in its students. Charter Schools is a must-read for those endeavoring to save the children from our failing school systems and the bleak path set before them. Zusammenfassung This book appeals to individuals of this nation to join forces in saving children from inadequate academic experiences that are damaging to their growth! development! and success in life. It establishes a blueprint for the infrastructure and staffing of a charter school that will instill passion and purpose in students.

Product details

• Authors: Ashraf (EDT)/ Mccallum Esmail
• Assisted by: Ashraf Esmail (Editor), Lisa Esmail (Editor), Esmail Ashraf (Editor), Alice Duhon McCallum (Editor), Alice Duhon-Ross McCallum (Editor), McCallum Alice Duhon-Ross (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2011
• EAN: 9780761858232
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5823-2
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Issues in Black Education; Issues in Black Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / Research, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, Organization & management of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Educational administration & organization, EDUCATION / Teaching / General