Shirley R. Steinberg Livres

"19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City, the definitive overview of urban education, is provocative in style and rich in detail. Emphasizing the complexity of urban education, Steinberg, Kincheloe, and the authors ask direct questions about what urban teachers need to know. Their answers are guaranteed to generate both classroom discussion and discourse in the field for years to come. This is a volume that should be used in every school of education. Important topics include: difference in urban education; motives for teaching in city settings; understanding and dealing with drop-outs; the role of counseling in urban schools; identifying resistance in urban settings; gangs and gang membership; evaluation and assessment; unique issues relating to disabilities; bilingual education; unique issues in urban literacy; urban students and the writing process; technology in urban classrooms; the value of teaching science in urban settings; the role of aesthetics in city schools; health risks among city students; understanding the urban family.

Multi/Intercultural Conversations brings together voices from all over the world in the examination of critical pedagogy and the politics of identity in regard to viewing education as a global endeavor. The authors are teachers, parents, professors, and writers engaged in projects of social justice and education with the desire to open a conversation between both students and teachers about education in the new millennium.

Essays on Culture and Education is a collection of 15 compelling and controversial articles from the pages of The Journal of Cultural Studies and Education . Scholars including Henry A. Giroux, Deborah P. Britzman, and Lawrence Grossberg explore intersections of race, gender, sexuality, social class, and power by examining cultural icons such as Forrest Gump and Borat, and social phenomena including cheerleading and the depiction of Jewish mothers on television. Essays on Culture and Education is an indispensable resource for cultural studies scholars and students alike.