{"product_id":"making-a-difference-in-urban-schools-ideas-politics-and-pedagogy-hardback-9780802098726","title":"Making a Difference in Urban Schools; Ideas, Politics, and Pedagogy (Hardback) 9780802098726","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaking a Difference in Urban Schools\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIdeas, Politics, and Pedagogy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJane Gaskell (Author), Benjamin Levin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802098726\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I would recommend the use of this text in its entirety for graduate level seminars… The authors have provided a valuable study for students interested in exploring the background of urban reform movements in two important Canadian cities.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Casey Jakubowski (Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol 60:03:2014)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can be done to improve the educational experiences of students who live in cities with increasingly high levels of diversity and inequality? \u003cem\u003eMaking a Difference in Urban Schools\u003c\/em\u003e evaluates how school and community leaders have worked to change urban education in Canada for the better over the past fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis analytic and comparative study traces the evolution of urban education in Toronto and Winnipeg from the 1960s onward. Jane Gaskell and Ben Levin identify important contrasts between the experiences in each city as a result of their different demographics, institutional structures, cultures, and politics. They also highlight the common issues and dilemmas faced by reformers in these two cities, across Canada, and globally – including many that persist and remain controversial to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1- Setting the stage: Poverty, diversity and urban education\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e Demographic challenge and change \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e Poverty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Diversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The changing meaning of equity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The literature on urban educational systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two – Change in the Winnipeg School Board\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three - Reform at the Toronto Board of Education\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Toronto Board of Education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The 1970's: setting an agenda for reform \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e Some of the Toronto reform trustees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The 1980s: institutionalizing change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four – Ideas Matter: The Impact of Evidence and Belief\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e How do ideas matter?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Social movements and evidence informed policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Frameworks for thinking about education and equity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Educational analysis in the Toronto and Winnipeg boards \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e Ideas as a resource for change in Toronto\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Ideas as a resource for change in Winnipeg\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter five - Politics, conflict and civic capacity\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e Central and local: Relationships between districts and provincial governments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Trustees and boards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Community involvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Relations with board administrators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 - Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e Creating a welcoming classroom environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Changing the curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Rethinking literacy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Streaming and secondary school change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Testing and assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Relationships with teachers and their unions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 - Lessons from Canadian urban school reform\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e Have things improved over the last forty years?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Policy proposals and their limits Ideas and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Teaching and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e What should be done? \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e School districts need thoughtful strategic plans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Stronger links are needed between urban districts and provincial governments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e More public debate based on good data around the political controversies inherent in urban public education.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Urban schools must be good places to work and learn so as to attract and retain good people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e A central and sustained focus on improved teaching and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Strong, consistent community engagement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Better use of research and evidence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The necessary infrastructure to support all of the above\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix on methodology\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul style='\"list-style-type:none;\"'\u003e \u003cli\u003e The study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names and Organizations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545921909016,"sku":"9780802098726","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/making-a-difference-in-urban-schools-ideas-politics-and-pedagogy-hardback-9780802098726","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}