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Diversity in schools /
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as ability grouping, affirmative action, bilingual education, gender bias, illegal aliens in the classroom, and main...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Debating issues in American education ;
volume 3. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Should the courts be the primary focus in efforts to achieve desegregation?
- Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students?
- Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations?
- Can race to the top and related programs improve underperforming schools?
- Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who are not?
- Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students?
- Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students?
- Does incorporating elements from popular culture, such as hip-hop, on school campuses help public schools serve diverse student populations?
- Should all forms of ability grouping be eliminated in schools?
- Do current funding structures and districting criteria of publiceducation marginalize ethnic and racial minority students?
- Are English-only models the most appropriate means for teaching English to English language learners?
- Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement?
- Is the full-service community school model for involving parents and community members from diverse backgrounds useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school populations?
- Should pull-out instructional programs be retained under Title I's compensatory education provisions?
- Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools?