Provides information to stimulate thinking and change the course of the educational infrastructure in an effort to save students who may be lost due to their life circumstances, such as lack of access to the technological equipment needed to help them develop appropriate skills to participate in the current classroom setting.

This influential book describes the knowledge and skills teachers and school administrators need to recognize and combat bias and inequity that undermine educational engagement for students experiencing poverty. Featuring important revisions based on newly available research and lessons from the authors professional development work, this Second Edition includes: a new chapter outlining the dangers of grit and deficit perspectives as responses to educational disparities; three updated chapters of research-informed, on-the-ground strategies for teaching and leading with equity literacy; and expanded lists of resources and readings to support transformative equity work in high-poverty and mixed-class schools. Written with an engaging, conversational style that makes complex concepts accessible, this book will help readers learn how to recognize and respond to even the subtlest inequities in their classrooms, schools, and districts.

Past injustice against racial groups rings out throughout history and negatively affects today’s society. Not only do people hold onto negative perceptions, but government processes and laws have remnants of these past ideas that impact people today. To enact change and promote justice, it is essential to recognize the generational trauma experienced by these groups. The Research Anthology on Racial Equity, Identity, and Privilege analyzes the impact that past racial inequality has on society today. This book discusses the barriers that were created throughout history and the ways to overcome them and heal as a community. Covering topics such as critical race theory, transformative change, and intergenerational trauma, this three-volume comprehensive major reference work is a dynamic resource for sociologists, community leaders, government officials, policymakers, education administration, preservice teachers, students and professors of higher education, justice advocates, researchers, and academicians.

This study examines the political process of nuclear decision-making and explores attitudes toward nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and how they impact the peace process..

In his groundbreaking work, Martin Haberman identified key dispositions of "star" teachers that help them work successfully with students in poverty. More than two decades later, Maureen D. Gillette and Djanna A. Hill build on Haberman’s seminal work, considering contemporary issues such as social justice, technology, and the political environment, and moving beyond the classroom to focus on teachers as leaders and advocates for all students. Given the high-stakes nature of ensuring that students in high-poverty urban and rural areas receive an excellent education, this new edition provides concrete suggestions for what readers can do to implement culturally relevant pedagogy and to forge a path to becoming a star teacher. Co-published with Kappa Delta Pi, Star Teachers of Children in Poverty offers teachers research-based strategies for action so that they can practice socially just and culturally relevant teaching toward the success of every student. New to the second edition: Updated statistics on school demographics, poverty, and teacher turnover in urban and rural areas. Added discussion that demonstrates the interrelated nature of poverty, health, safety, trauma, and power, and the cumulative effects of these factors on learning. Examination of the role of federal and state government in education and the necessity for teachers to be leaders beyond the classroom. Vignettes for experiential learning and analysis, and end-of-chapter questions and resources for further exploration.

Though the notion of white supremacy that spread throughout the world with European colonization is discredited in modern society, Hall (Michigan State U.) finds that a strict sense of hierarchy by skin color has been internalized by members of the very populations that were oppressed by it for centuries, and argues that it must be ended before social justice can be achieved. He reports on color discrimination among and between African, Asia, Hispanic, and native Americans; feminists; and gays and lesbians. He also explores dark skin and the media, psychological colonization, and racism in the new millennium. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

A comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged documentation of social behaviours exemplified in the O.J. Simpson case. These include both the theory and application of phenomena such as aggression, belief perseverance, collectivism, discrimination, empathy, evaluation apprehension, and fundamental attribution error. Cast in psychological framework, it emphasizes the clear but inadvertent interplay of a myriad of social behaviours theorized and researched by social psychologists, showing how individuals interact with and are influenced by one another, but these influences and interactions are mandated by a number of verbless. These include the different perceptions of mainstream Americans and African Americans to the events in the case. The book ends with an exploration of the interaction of gender, race, and religion and defines the boundaries that have resulted from the sequence of events.

This volume challenges readers to confront constructively the greatest threat to the long-term well-being of society - polarization and fragmentation.

This text explores a variety of marginalized groups--racial and ethnic minorities, children, gays and lesbians, women, people with disabilities, religious minorities, the elderly--and specific issues faced by at-risk populations. The contributors examine the underlying causes and conditions which maintain this marginalization, including poverty, health, economics, power differentials, societal status, stigmatization, cultural differentness, homophobia, and other institutionalisms. They also offer strategies to counteract oppression, discrimination, and stigmatization of at-risk populations. For social workers, academicians, health professionals, mental health professionals, and community leaders. The ISBN printed in the book is incorrect (0-7734-7434-3). c. Book News Inc.