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In Search of Wholeness
J. . Ed(S): Irvine
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Description for In Search of Wholeness
Paperback. Editor(s): Irvine, J. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 273.
In Search of Wholeness: African American Teachers and their Culturally Specific Classroom Practices is a theoretical and practice-oriented treatment of how culture and race influence African American teachers. This collection of essays, edited by Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, assumes that teachers cannot become fully functional persons and competent professionals if their cultural selves remain denied, hidden, and unexplored. Part one reviews the literature related to teachers' race and culture. Part two includes research studies about teachers confronting issues of culture and race in their personal and professional lives. The final chapter focuses on the responses of three of the teachers whose ... Read more
In Search of Wholeness: African American Teachers and their Culturally Specific Classroom Practices is a theoretical and practice-oriented treatment of how culture and race influence African American teachers. This collection of essays, edited by Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, assumes that teachers cannot become fully functional persons and competent professionals if their cultural selves remain denied, hidden, and unexplored. Part one reviews the literature related to teachers' race and culture. Part two includes research studies about teachers confronting issues of culture and race in their personal and professional lives. The final chapter focuses on the responses of three of the teachers whose ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312295615
SKU
V9780312295615
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About J. . Ed(S): Irvine
Jacqueline Jordan Irvine is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education in the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University. She is the recipient of countless awards, including the 2000 Dewitt-Wallace/American Educational Research Association Lecture Award.
Reviews for In Search of Wholeness
"Grounded in research, case studies, and personal narratives, this remarkable book informs us how African American teachers' cultural experiences and ethnic identity influence their classroom practices. This book is essential reading for all educators interested in the recruitment, retention, and professional development of teachers of color." - Lisa D. Delpit, Benjamin E. Mays Professor of Educational Leadership, Georgia State University ... Read more