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Zusatztext "[Murrell's] bold statement on the impact of the community in which students learn on their learning and development .... along with a more comprehensive presentation of what constitutes cultural competency for working with diverse populations! clearly distinguish this book from many others addressing the achievement and education of marginalized youth." -Sandra Tutwiler! Washburn UniversityRace! Culture! and Schooling is a thoughtful examination of the tendency among schools! particularly those in large! urban settings! to underserve "students of color" by failing to create or support meaningful opportunities for participating in school practices." -- Lindsey Hillyard! TESL-EJ! June 2008! Volume 12! Number 1 Informationen zum Autor Peter C. Murrell Jr. Klappentext Responding to a need for greater cultural competence in the preparation and development of teachers in diverse public school settings, this book investigates the critical developmental and social processes mediating students' academic identities in Zusammenfassung Presents an investigation of the developmental and social processes mediating students' academic identities in settings posing challenges to their school achievement and personal development. Providing a framework for teachers in American schools, this book emphasizes examining the child, the school environment, and also the child in-context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface. Part I: Theoretical Framework. Dilemmas of Diversity in Urban Education: Race, Culture and Underachievement. Overview of Situated-Mediated Identity Theory. Cultural Practices Inquiry—Culturally Reading Individuals-in-Settings. Part II: Application of the Framework. The Construction of Academic Identities—Situativity, Positionality, and Agency in Intellectual Life. Communities of Achievement as Culturally Con-Figured Worlds. Acquisition of Cultural Practices of Achiever Identities as Learners. The Cultural Practices of Achiever Identities of Teachers. Epilogue. ...
