Culture, poverty, and education : what's happening in today's schools? /

"Intended to not only discuss five myths about the culture of poverty and its effects on education, but also to provide some resources on alternatives for educators to better address this growing barrier to student achievement in today's schools."

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wages, Michele, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Temas:
Education > Social aspects > United States.
Students with social disabilities > United States.
Poor > Education > United States.
Poor > United States.
Poverty > United States.
Education > Parent participation > United States.
Cultural awareness > United States.
Multicultural education > United States.
Pauvres > Éducation > États-Unis.
Pauvreté > États-Unis.
Éducation > Participation des parents > États-Unis.
Sensibilisation aux cultures > États-Unis.
Éducation interculturelle > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Cultural awareness
Education > Parent participation
Education > Social aspects
Multicultural education
Poor
Poor > Education
Poverty
Students with social disabilities
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Three theoretical models on the culture of poverty
  • Myth number 1 : poor people are unmotivated and have weak work ethic?
  • Myth number 2 : poor parents are uninvolved in their children's learning largely because they do not value education?
  • Myth number 3 : poor people are linguistically deficient?
  • Myth number 4 : poor people tend to abuse drugs and alcohol?
  • Myth number 5 : poverty has little lasting impact on children?
  • The effects of poverty on the brain
  • The culture of classism
  • Stories of poverty
  • Today's educator.

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