Ability, Equity, and Culture: Sustaining Inclusive Urban Education Reform (Disability, Culture, and Equity Series)

Synopsis

Introduction -- Theorizing Systemic Reform In Urban Schools -- Student Voices In Urban School And District Improvement: Creating Youth-adult Partnerships For Student Success And Social Justice -- Beyond Psychological Views Of Student Learning In Systemic Reform Agendas -- Family Resistance As A Tool In Urban School Reform -- Creating Classrooms For All Learners -- Teacher Learning In Urban Schools -- The Role Of The Urban Principal In Leading School Change: The Efforts And Tensions Of Principals In Disturbing The Status Quo -- Leadership For Transforming Districts Into Inclusive Systems -- Educational Systems Change At The State Level -- Making Policy Sticky: Distributed Networks Of Reform -- Epilogue: And The Quest Continues -- About The Editors And Contributors. Edited By Elizabeth B. Kozleski, Kathleen King Thorius. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.