Stubborn roots : race, culture, and inequality in U.S. and South African schools /
The author shows how school communities can better incorporate previously disadvantaged groups and engender equity by addressing socio-cultural contexts and promoting 'cultural flexibility'. She also raises timely questions about the social, political, and philosophical purposes of multira...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The author shows how school communities can better incorporate previously disadvantaged groups and engender equity by addressing socio-cultural contexts and promoting 'cultural flexibility'. She also raises timely questions about the social, political, and philosophical purposes of multiracial schooling that have been greatly ignored by many, and cautions against narrow approaches to education that merely focus on test-scores and resources. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (239 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199899647 0199899649 9780199951147 0199951144 1280595655 9781280595653 |