| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 174 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Ruby Payne's position -- 2. White poverty -- 3. Black poverty -- 4. Economic empowerment -- 5. School funding -- 6. Integration -- 7. Educational solutions. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
This challenge to influential educator Ruby Payne's theories about the impact of class differences and economics on teaching and learning puts forward other factors as better predictors of student performance. Pointing to success stories in schools that serve low-income students, this refutation of Payne's popular teacher-training program asserts that teacher expectations, time on task, and the principal's leadership are the main factors in determining educational outcomes at a school. Abandoning Payne's framework of teacher-student income disparities, racial makeup, and per-pupil expenditure, |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Payne, Ruby K. -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Payne, Ruby K. |
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African American children -- Education.
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African Americans -- Education.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kunjufu, Jawanza. African centered response to Ruby Payne's poverty theory. 1st ed. Chicago, Ill. : African American Images, 2006 1934155004 9781934155004 (DLC) 2007295118 (OCoLC)85824669 |
| ISBN |
9781934155295 (electronic bk.) |
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1934155292 (electronic bk.) |
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1934155004 |
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9781934155004 |
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