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Title:

Gaining on the gap : changing hearts, minds, and practice / Robert G. Smith ... [et al.].

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Education,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xii, 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Education--United States--Case studies.
Discrimination in education--United States--Case studies.--Case studies.
Educational equalization--United States--Case studies.--Case studies.
Academic achievement--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Smith, Robert G., 1943-
American Association of School Administrators.

Notes:

"Published in Partnership with the American Association of School Administrators." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction / Palma Strand -- The context / Robert G. Smith & Palma Strand -- Creating organization conditions to close achievement gaps / Robert G. Smith -- Can schools eliminate gaps / Robert G. Smith -- Fixing the system, not the kids / Palma Strand -- The perfect storm: capitalizing on synergy / Cheryl Robinson -- Facilitating conversations about race / Timothy Cotman, Jr. -- Teaching across cultures / Marty Swaim -- System-level buy-in: a case study / Alvin L. Crawley -- Gaining on the gap: progress, themes and lessons learned / All -- Afterword / Patrick K. Murphy.

ISBN:

1610482905 (electronic)
9781610482905 (electronic)
1610482891 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781610482899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1610482883 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781610482882 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)719673443

LCCN:

2011016315

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)