Stubborn roots : race, culture, and inequality in U.S. and South African schools /

What are the features of the school environment that make students' of color incorporation greater at some schools than at others? Prudence L. Carter seeks to answer this basic but bedeviling question through a rich comparative analysis of the organizational and group dynamics in eight schools...

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1. Verfasser:
Carter, Prudence L.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Zusammenfassung:
What are the features of the school environment that make students' of color incorporation greater at some schools than at others? Prudence L. Carter seeks to answer this basic but bedeviling question through a rich comparative analysis of the organizational and group dynamics in eight schools located within four cities in the United States and South Africa-two nations rebounding from centuries of overt practices of racial and social inequality. Stubborn Roots provides insight into how school communities can better incorporate previously disadvantaged groups and engender equity by addressing s
Umfang:
1 online resource (256 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-989965-7
9786613625489
0-19-989964-9
1-280-59565-5
Schlagworte:
Educational equalization > United States > Case studies.
Educational equalization > South Africa > Case studies.
Discrimination in education > United States > Case studies.
Discrimination in education > South Africa > Case studies.
Multiculturalism > United States > Case studies.
Multiculturalism > South Africa > Case studies.
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