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The light in their eyes : creating multicultural learning communities / Sonia Nieto.

Author/creator Nieto, Sonia
Format Book and Print
Edition10th anniversary ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxiii, 256 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Multicultural education series
Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) ^A388710
Contents Learning, the social context, and multicultural education -- Learning and inequality -- Culture and learning -- Who does the accommodating? Institutional transformation to promote learning -- Critical pedagogy, empowerment, and learning -- The personal and collective transformation of teachers -- Creating learning communities : implications for multicultural education.
Abstract Reviews where we have been and where we should be going in our pursuit of creating multicultural learning communities in our schools and addresses some of the changes we have experienced during the past decade that help explain the current sociopolitical environment--our increasing diversity, the altering conditions in schools and in society, the influence of poverty on learning, and the impact of NCLB on classrooms and schools.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009033723
ISBN9780807750544 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807750549 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LC1099.3 .N553 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold