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Poverty and Schooling in the U.S. : Contexts and Consequences.
Poverty is an educational issue because it affects children's physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Especially in current times, taken-for-granted ideas about poverty and poor children must be scrutinized and reconsidered. That is the goal of this book. Poverty and Schooling in the U....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Taylor & Francis
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
- POVERTY AND SCHOOLING IN THE U.S.
- Contents
- Preface
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What Teachers Need to Know About Poverty
- 3 Social Context of Poverty
- WELFARE 8220;REFORM8221;
- JOBS AND WAGES
- ECONOMIC POLARIZATION
- BUDGETS AND TAXES
- ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON 8220;DEPENDENCY8221;
- 4 Living in Poverty
- ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE
- HEALTH CARE
- CHILD LABOR
- COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
- FOSTER CARE
- FAMILY HOMELESSNESS
- SOCIALLY CREATED DISTRESS
- 5 Demographics of Poverty
- THE OFFICIAL PICTURE
- WHAT8217;S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE
- TOWARD A BETTER ASSESSMENT
- 6 8220;Savage Inequalities8221; in School Funding
- ARKANSAS: LAKE VIEW V. HUCKABEE
- OHIO: DEROLPH V. STATE
- NEW YORK: CAMPAIGN FOR FISCAL EQUITY V. STATE
- ILLINOIS: LEWIS E.V. SPAGNOW
- CALIFORNIA: WILLIAMS V. STATE
- 7 No Guarantees: The Struggle for Educational Opportunity
- EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
- SCHOOL FUNDING AND SAN ANTONIO V. RODRIGUEZ
- SCHOOL DESEGREGATION: MILLIKEN I AND II
- EQUITY AND ADEQUACY
- STILL SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL
- 8 The Schooling of Poor Children
- 8220;GHETTO SCHOOLING8221; 1 FOR GHETTOIZED CHILDREN
- 8220;NESTED INEQUALITIES8221;
- TEST SCORES AND DROPOUT RATES
- CLASSROOM LANDSCAPES OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT 2
- 9 Educational Reform
- PROVISIONS OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
- A CHORUS OF COMPLAINTS
- FEARS OF LARGE-SCALE FAILURES
- FIXING THE WRONG PROBLEM
- HEAD START
- HIGH-STAKES TESTING, STANDARDS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
- 10 How Poverty Could Matter Less in Schooling
- A REALISTIC AGENDA
- AN ADVOCACY-ORIENTED AGENDA
- 8220;NO EXCUSES8221;: A FALSE MAP
- 8220;INEQUALITY AT THE STARTING GATE8221;
- Appendix: Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index.