{"product_id":"meaningful-urban-education-reform-kathryn-m-borman-9780791463307","title":"Meaningful Urban Education Reform: Confronting the Learning Crisis in Mathematics and Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummarizes findings of a long-term study of math and science education reforms in Chicago, El Paso, Memphis, and Miami.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a three-year study of the National Science Foundation's Urban Systemic Initiative, Meaningful Urban Education Reform is an overview of recent attempts to change teaching in mathematics and science in urban environments. The book evaluates the impact of educational reform on urban schools, determines how schools with the highest levels of poverty in the United States can make successful changes, and investigates how communities and policy makers contribute to student achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors provide compelling portraits of classrooms, teachers, and students in elementary, middle, and high schools through case studies and examples from intensive research in four locations: Chicago, El Paso, Memphis, and Miami. They interviewed, observed, and gathered information from district administrators, school principals, teachers, students and their parents, and community members. The book provides valuable insight into how systemic reform works, offers suggestions regarding assessment of successful learning environments, and addresses the need for intensive, long-term professional development for the purpose of engaging teachers with their colleagues in communities of practice supported by a strong school culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn M. Borman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791463303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791463307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.62w x 0.73d","brand":"Kathryn M. Borman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448948470015,"sku":"9780791463307","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b3dcad9-82f2-4b2d-a852-cc26140b0365.jpg?v=1777261305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meaningful-urban-education-reform-kathryn-m-borman-9780791463307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}