Partnering to Prepare Urban Teachers : A Call

This book attempts to present both theoretical and practical perspectives on school and university partnerships that focus on the preparation and retention of urban teachers. In particular, the book focuses on (a) theoretical and historical underpinnings

Francine P. Peterman is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Foundations at Cleveland State University.

Preface: A Call to Activism, A Call to Hope
Introduction
What's Urban Got to Do with it? The Meanings of Urban in Urban Teacher Preparation and Development	p. 1
Defining Standards that Respond to the Urban Context: A Call to Activism	p. 21
Toward Social Justice in Urban Education: A Model of Collaborative Cultural Inquiry in Urban Schools	p. 41
Promoting Participatory Democracy Through Community Organizing	p. 59
It's All About Relationships: Urban Middle Schools Students Speak out on Effective Schooling Practices	p. 77
Families and Schools Apart: University Experience to Assist Latino/a Parents' Activism	p. 103
From Radical Visions to Messy Realities: Complexities in the Preparation of Urban Teacher Educators	p. 133
Facing the Dilemmas Within Creating and Supporting Urban Teacher Education with a Social Justice Agenda	p. 159
Teaching What Matters in the City: Novice Urban Educators and Community-Relevant Standards	p. 181
New Teacher Induction and Professional Development Through a Video Technology Mentoring Program	p. 205
The Fragility of Urban Teaching: A Longitudinal Study of Career Development and Activism	p. 225
Conclusion: Situating Teacher Education in Social Activism	p. 249
Index	p. 265
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Partnering to Prepare Urban Teachers : A Call to Activism

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