"Education Reform and Social Change" is about addressing and
changing the structures, policies, and practices of schools that
differentially advantage white, middle class, native English
speakers over students of color for whom English may be a second or
additional language. It is also about helping people to think
critically about what it is schools do and to consider more
democratic, participatory, and equitable approaches.
The chapters in the text provide first-hand documentation of the
voices, struggles, and visions of students, parent activists,
advocates, attorneys, and educators involved in educational and
social change processes. It chronicles real-life efforts of people
challenging the status quo and working to build a more
participatory, equitable, and transformative future.
The goal of this book is twofold: first, to consider the
structures, policies, and practices that shape and limit
educational change, and learning and teaching; and second, to
document grassroots collaborative and creative efforts to change
them. It offers a critical framework both for conceptualizing and
for actualizing educational change.
Organized into four sections, this book provides a theoretical and
practical framework for thinking about educational reform and
social change -- one that moves from the broader structural
concerns that are embedded in policy, to case studies that document
activism and collaborative efforts to change school, city, and
state policies, to classroom-based directions and initiatives, and
to the construction of personal and collective visions for a more
democratic, equitable, and just education. Each section includes an
overview of the chapters, necessary background information to help
the reader contextualize what follows, and guiding questions to
encourage reflective thought and engagement with the text and to
invite personal linkages. Two resource sections are included at the
end of the volume: "Radical Educational Reform, Critical Pedagogy,
and Multicultural Education: Selected Readings and Resources" and
"National Organization Networks and Resources with a Critical
Perspective."
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