| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 174 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
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Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-164) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 What Teachers Need to Know About Poverty; 3 Social Context of Poverty; 4 Living in Poverty; 5 Demographics of Poverty; 6 "Savage Inequalities" in School Funding; 7 No Guarantees: The Struggle for Educational Opportunity; 8 The Schooling of Poor Children; 9 Educational Reform; 10 How Poverty Could Matter Less in Schooling; Appendix: Suggestions for Further Reading and Research; References; Author Index; Subject Index. |
| Summary |
Poverty is an educational issue because it affects children's physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Especially in current times, taken-for-granted ideas about poverty and poor children must be scrutinized and reconsidered. That is the goal of this book. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Poor children -- Education -- United States.
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Poor children -- Education. |
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United States. |
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Poor children -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Poor children. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Educational equalization -- United States.
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Educational equalization. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Poverty and schooling in the United States |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Books, Sue. Poverty and schooling in the U.S. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004 0805851933 0805838937 (DLC) 2004046921 (OCoLC)54775098 |
| ISBN |
1410610780 (electronic book) |
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9781410610782 (electronic book) |
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0805851933 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780805851939 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0805838937 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780805838930 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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