Dismantling Educational Inequality : A Cultural-Historical Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap

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ISBN: 9780820476063 | 0820476064
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Copyright: 4/1/2005

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Pedro R. Portes is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.

List of Figures

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Prologue

xiii

Acknowledgments

xvii

Part I: Defining the Problem

Equity and Excellence in Education: Understanding the Achievement Gap

(26)

The Construction and Persistence of Inequality in Educational Processes and Outcomes: A Primer for Educators

(38)

Current Approaches to Equity

(30)

Part II: A Cultural Approach to a Historical Problem

A Multilevel Plan for Eradicating Inequality in Education: Primary Prevention Promotion as a Lynchpin for Sustaining Academic Success

(24)

The Adolescent Component: New Roles for Educators in Secondary Schools

121

(30)

The Preschool Component: Roles of Community, Schools, and Government

151

(18)

The Elementary School Component: Roles of Educators, Counselors, Colleges, and Universities

169

(28)

Part III: Transforming the Education of Educators and Policy Makers

The Higher Education Component: Transforming Professional Preparation in Higher Education

197

(38)

Conclusions and Future Directions

235

(16)

Summary and Policy Recommendations

251

(22)

References

273

(28)

Index

301

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Dismantling Educational Inequality : A Cultural-Historical Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap

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