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Annegret Staiger - Learning Difference - 9780804753159 - V9780804753159
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Learning Difference

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Description for Learning Difference Hardback. An examination of the role that race plays in the lives of students at a multiracial U.S. high school. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.

This ethnographic study of an urban high school in one of the most diverse cities in the United States examines the role that race plays in the lives of students. At a school publicly celebrated for its integration, academic excellence, and racial harmony, the reality is a different story: that of continuing internal segregation and racial conflicts.

Examining the role of race in neighborhood relations, desegregation programs, and school violence, the author uncovers competing racial orders. A gifted magnet program reinforces the notion that being white means being gifted. Conflicts in the schoolyard show a racial bipolarization where Cambodian Americans ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804753159
SKU
V9780804753159
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Annegret Staiger
Annegret Daniela Staiger is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Clarkson University.

Reviews for Learning Difference
"American schools are a battleground of diverse issues—busing, unequal access to resources, multicultural education and bilingual classes, gangs, and declining property values. Underlying all of these is the issue of race. Thank goodness for Annegret Staiger, who is not afraid to shine a bright light on the social conflicts our children navigate every day. Learning Difference digs deep into the ... Read more

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