The colors of excellence : hiring and keeping teachers of color in independent schools /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Kane, Pearl Rock, Orsini, Alfonso J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [2003]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction, Answering the call / Pearl Rock Kane
  • Need for teachers of color in independent schools / Pearl Rock Kane and Alfonso J. Orsini
  • Silent years / Chad Cooper
  • Dirty knees / Shafia Zaloom
  • Context for understanding faculty diversity / Alfonso J. Orsini
  • My chance encounter with independent schools / Dennis Bisgaard
  • Gifts from the Great Spirit / Melanie Sainz
  • Findings from a national survey of teachers of color and from analysis of the NAIS database / Pearl Rock Kane and Alfonso J. Orsini
  • Struggles and rewards / Reveta Bowers
  • Excess baggage / Alexis Wright
  • Best practices : an analysis of teacher diversity in eleven New York City independent schools / Kate Knopp ... [et al.]
  • Should I stay or should I go now? / Lisa Arrastia
  • How did I end up here? / Erik Resurreccion
  • Three case studies : the Wingate School, the Quaker School, and Heights Academy / Dennis Bisgaard ... [et al.]
  • Journey of an Indian American student and teacher / Pia Awal
  • Affirming Hispanic co-workers in a school community / Susana Epstein
  • Challenge of diversifying independent schools / Pearl Rock Kane and Alfonso J. Orsini.