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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.
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Introduction
Abul Pitre and Ashraf EsmailChapter 1: Preparing Prospective Teachers for Teacher Leadership in a Pluralistic Society
Huong Tran Nguyen, Ph.D.Chapter 2: In Our Family Educationiosur Culture: A Jamaican Mom's Efforts to Connect Home and School
Sumi Hagiwara and Danné E. DavisChapter 3: Racial Disproportionality in Special Education: Moving Away from Legal Compliance toward Culturally Responsive, Systemic, and Transformational Leadership
Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides, Patrick Jean-Pierre, Natalie ZwergerChapter 4: A Door to the Birdcage: How Being a Transformative Leader Disrupts the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Sandra Lourdes Candel, Rosnidar Binte Arshad, and Tami K. TogoChapter 5: Passion and Process: A Model for Equity-Focused Professional Development and Institutionalized Anti-Racism
Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath and Angela CunninghamChapter 6: Welcoming All Voices: Building Inclusive School-Based Parent Groups
Phillipa MyersChapter 7: Equity Pedagogy: Expanding Our Notions of Gender and Sexuality
Theresa M. Bouley, Ph.D.Chapter 8: A Dual Language Program Community Response to Deficit Orientation Challenges
Leslie GaunaChapter 9: Respectful and Responsive Family Engagement: Building Relationships through Shared Understanding with Families and Schools
Miguel Fernández and Juana ReyesChapter 10: The Multicultural School Ecology: Inclusion Beyond the Classroom
Kathy-Anne Jordan and Zoila MorellChapter 11: Flying below the Radar: Tapping into the Cultural Assets of High School Parents of Color
Constance P. Hargrave, Anita Rollins, and David RomeroChapter 12: Layers of Inequity: Testimonies of Black Students Unmasking a Majoritarian Narrative of Diversity within a Higher Education Institution
Cheryl Ingram and Dr. Rudolfo Chávez ChávezChapter 13: Marginalized while Recruited: Tensions of a Young Latina at the Crossroads of Personal and Professional Identity
John Lockhart and Nancy MeltzoffAbout the Editors
About the Contributors
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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.Jeffrey S. Scheuer is the author of two previous books on media and politics, The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999; Routledge, 2001), a Choice “Outstanding Academic Title,” and The Big Picture: Why Democracies Need Journalistic Excellence (Routledge, 2007). He lives in New York City and West Tisbury, Mass.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.
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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.
