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  • Keepin' It Real

    School Success Beyond Black and White

    par Prudence L. Carter ...
    Collections series Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities
    How can we help African American and Latino students perform better in the classroom and on exams? In Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, Prudence Carter argues that what is needed is a broader recognition of the unique cultural styles and practices that non-white students bring to the classroom. Based on extensive interviews and surveys of students in New York, she ... En savoir plus

    $29.99 CAD

  • Closing the Opportunity Gap

    What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance

    Modifié par Prudence L. Carter, Kevin G. Welner ...
    While the achievement gap has dominated policy discussions over the past two decades, relatively little attention has been paid to a gap even more at odds with American ideals: the opportunity gap. Opportunity and achievement, while inextricably connected, are very different goals. Every American will not go to college, but every American should be given a fair chance to be prepared for college. ... En savoir plus

    $34.39 CAD

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  • More than Just Race

    Being Black and Poor in the Inner City

    par William Julius Wilson ...
    Collections series Issues of Our Time
    A preeminent sociologist of race explains a groundbreaking new framework for understanding racial inequality, challenging both conservative and liberal dogma.In this timely and provocative contribution to the American discourse on race, William Julius Wilson applies an exciting new analytic framework to three politically fraught social problems: the persistence of the inner-city ghetto, the plight ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Colorblind

    The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity

    par Tim Wise ...
    Collections series City Lights Open Media
    How "colorblindness" in policy and personal practice perpetuate racial inequity in the United States today.Following the civil rights movement, race relations in the United States entered a new era.Legal gains were interpreted by some as ensuring equal treatment for all and that "colorblind" policies and programs would be the best way forward. Since then, many voices have called for an end to ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Absent Citizens

    Disability Politics and Policy in Canada

    par Michael J. Prince ...
    Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making. People with disabilities are, in many respects, missing from the theories and practices of social rights, political participation, employment, and civic membership. Absent Citizens brings to light these chronic deficiencies in Canadian society and emphasizes the effects that these omissions have on the ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • Affluence and Influence

    Economic Inequality and Political Power in America

    par Martin Gilens ...
    Why policymaking in the United States privileges the rich over the poorCan a country be a democracy if its government only responds to the preferences of the rich? In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have equal influence on government policy—but as this book demonstrates, America's policymakers respond almost exclusively to the preferences of the economically advantaged. Affluence and ... En savoir plus

    $36.29 CAD

  • Educational Goods

    Values, Evidence, and Decision-Making

    par Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Adam Swift ...
    "An ambitious effort that succeeds in providing a fundamentally new way to talk about and . . . think about policy choices in education." —Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityWe spend a lot of time arguing about how schools might be improved. But we rarely take a step back to ask what we as a society should be looking for from education—what exactly should those who make ... En savoir plus

    $28.79 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • No Excuses

    Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

    par Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom ...
    Black and Hispanic students are not learning enough in our public schools, and their typically poor performance is the most important source of ongoing racial inequality in America today—thus, say Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom, the racial gap in school achievement is the nation's most critical civil rights issue and an educational crisis; it's no wonder that "No Child Left Behind," the 2001 ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • Stuck in Place

    Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial Equality

    par Patrick Sharkey ...
    In the 1960s, many believed that the civil rights movement's successes would foster a new era of racial equality in America. Four decades later, the degree of racial inequality has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that we have to understand what has happened to African American communities over the last several decades. In Stuck in Place, Sharkey describes how ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Canadian Social Policy, Fifth Edition

    Issues and Perspectives

    Modifié par Anne Westhues, Brian Wharf ...
    Social policy shapes the daily lives of every Canadian citizen and should reflect the beliefs of a majority of Canadians on just approaches to the promotion of health, safety, and well-being. Too often, those on the front lines—social workers, nurses, and teachers—observe that policies do not work well for the most vulnerable groups in society. In the first part of this new edition of Canadian ... En savoir plus

    $59.19 CAD

  • Moved to Action

    Motivation, Participation, and Inequality in American Politics

    par Hahrie C. Han ...
    Wealthy, educated, and more privileged people are more likely to participate and be represented in politics than their poorer, less educated, and less privileged counterparts. To reduce these inequalities, we need a better understanding of how the disadvantaged become motivated to participate. Moved to Action fills the current gap in this area of research by examining the commitments and pathways ... En savoir plus

    $26.99 CAD

  • Schools and Societies

    Third Edition

    par Steven Brint ...
    Schools and Societies provides a synthesis of key issues in the sociology of education, focusing on American schools while offering a global, comparative context. Acknowledged as a standard text in its first two editions, this fully revised and updated third edition offers a broader sweep, stronger theoretical foundation, and a new concluding chapter on the possibilities of schooling. Instructors, ... En savoir plus

    $49.99 CAD