{"product_id":"unfinished-business-closing-the-racial-achievement-gap-in-our-schools-paperback-softback-9780470384442","title":"Unfinished Business; Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470384442","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnfinished Business\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eClosing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePedro A. Noguera (Edited by), PA Noguera (Author), Jean Yonemura Wing (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470384442, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 August 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.458 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, co-editors Pedro Noguera and Jean Yonemura Wing, and their collaborators investigated the dynamics of race and achievement at Berkeley High School–a large public high school that the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"the most integrated high school in America.\" Berkeley's diverse student population clearly illustrates the \"achievement gap\" phenomenon in our schools. \u003ci\u003eUnfinished Business\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light the hidden inequities of schools–where cultural attitudes, academic tracking, curricular access, and after-school activities serve as sorting mechanisms that set students on paths of success or failure.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editors xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Structure and Culture of Inequality in Schools 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap at Berkeley High School 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePedro A. Noguera, Jean Yonemura Wing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Structuring Inequality at Berkeley High 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth C. Rubin, Jean Yonemura Wing, Pedro A. Noguera, Emma Haydée Fuentes, Daniel D. Liou, Alicia P. Rodriguez, Lance T. McCready\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Integration Across Campus, Segregation Across Classrooms: A Close-up Look at Privilege 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Yonemura Wing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Discipline Gap and the Normalization of Failure 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Gregory, Kysa Nygreen, Dana Michiko Moran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Agency in the Fight for Equity 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Changing Teacher Practice and Student Outcomes 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePharmicia M. Mosely\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeacher Voices: Dana Michiko Moran, LaShawn Routé Chatmon, Miriam Klein Stahl, Tamara Friedman, Leslie Anne Plettner, Susannah Bell, Magi Discoe, James Dopman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Creating Demand for Equity: Transforming the Role of Parents in Schools 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaShawn Routé Chatmon, Katrina Scott-George, Anne K. Okahara, Emma Haydée Fuentes, Jean Yonemura Wing, Pedro A. Noguera\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eParent Voices: Isabel M. Parra, Julina Bastidas-Bonilla, Michael D. Miller, Juana Villegas, Vikki C. Davis, Liz Fuentes, Valerie B. Yerger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Songs of Experience: Student Reflections on Four Years at Berkeley High 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElena Silva\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStudent Voices: Nabila Lee Lester, Joseph Christiano, Jimmy Thong Tran, Pranoumphone (Pam) Pradachith, Jamie E. McMaryion, Shabnam Piryaei, Niles Xi’an Lichtenstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Lessons Learned: The Limits and Possibilities of Using Research to Counter Racial Inequality 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePedro A. 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