Inclusion in urban educational environments : addressing issues of diversity, equity, and social justice

• Other Authors: Armstrong, Denise E. (Editor), McMahon, Brenda J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP, 2006.
• Subjects: Education, Urban > United States.; Educational equalization > United States.; Children of minorities > Education > United States.; Education > Urban.; Educational strategies and policy: inclusion.; Education.; Urban communities.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781918115987
• DOI: 10.1108/9781607527206
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 330 pages) : illustrations

This book is motivated by our experiences in working with students and their families in urban communities. We are particularly concerned about the urgent imperative to address the endemic educational and societal challenges that pervade the lives of urban students, particularly those who live in po...