Since the year 2000, the population of people of color and of poor families in the suburbs has been rapidly increasing, making these areas far more diverse than they were a generation ago. This book presents three case studies of inner-ring suburban middle schools coping with these issues. Readers of this volume can learn how school leaders and teachers try to negotiate educational mandates while serving their students.

Autorentext

Jessica T. Shiller (PhD., New York University) is an assistant professor at Towson University in Maryland. She was named 2011 12 PDK emerging leader in education and is the author of several publications, most recently «Preparing for Democracy: How Community-based Organizations Build Civic Engagement among Urban Youth,» which appeared in the January 2013 issue of Urban Education.

Zusammenfassung
Helps you to learn how school leaders and teachers try to negotiate educational mandates while serving their students. This book provides suggestions for improving the ways these schools serve their students.

Inhalt

Contents: Changing Demographics: The New Reality for Suburban Schools Barrow County: An Example of the New Suburbia Lanfield Middle School: Tension and Division in the New Suburban School Goodwin Middle School: Cultural Gaps and Resistance to Facing Them Oakwood Middle School: Teachers Who Can Connect but Don t Expect Enough Where Do We Go from Here? Lessons from and for the New Suburban Schools.