Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools - Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms

About the author

Tyrone C. Howard is a professor of education at the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA and director of the UCLA Black Male Institute and the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families. His books include Black Male(d): Peril and Promise in the Education of African American Males and Expanding College Access for Urban Youth: What Schools and Colleges Can Do. He received the 2022 AERA Social Justice in Education Award. In 2024, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Summary

Takes a deep look at how schools must be prepared to respond to disparate outcomes among students of color. Tyrone Howard draws on theoretical constructs tied to race and racism, culture and opportunity gaps to address pressing issues stemming from the chronic inequalities that remain prevalent in many schools across America.

Product details

• Authors: Tyrone C Howard, Tyrone C. Howard
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780807763100
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-6310-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 231 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Education / Teaching, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education