The struggle for identity in today's schools
Subtitle: cultural recognition in a time of increasing diversity
By: edited by Patrick M. Jenlink and Faye Hicks Townes.
Contributors: Jenlink, Patrick M.; Townes, Faye Hicks, 1952-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781607091066; 9781607091073; 9781607091080
Subjects: Multicultural education -- United States; Group identity -- United States; Recognition (Psychology)
Table of contents: title: Introduction: cultural identity and the struggle for recognition / Patrick M. Jenlink and Faye Hicks Townes; title: Affirming diversity, politics of recognition, and the cultural work of schools / Patrick M. Jenlink; title: Dialoguing toward a racialized identity: a necessary first step in a politics of recognition / Kris Sloan; title: Misrecognition compounded / Faye Hicks Townes; title: Recognition, identity politics and English language learners / Angela Crespo Cozart; title: Identity formation and recognition in Asian-American students / Kim Woo; title: Curriculum and recognition / Ray Horn; title: Extracurricular activities and student identity / Amanda Rudolph; title: Recognition, identity politics and the special needs student / Sandra Stewart; title: Athletes, recognition, and the formation of identity / Vincent Mumford; title: Administrator to parent recognition: treat me with respect / Julia Ballenger; title: Recognition and parent involvement / Betty Alford; title: Student identity and cultural communication / Sandy Harris; title: Value-added community: recognition, induction-year teacher diversity and the shaping of identity / John Leonard; title: Coda: recognition, difference, and the future of America's schools / Patrick M. Jenlink.