facing racial and cultural differences in schools /
Jennifer E. Obidah, Karen Manheim Teel ; foreword by Jeannie Oakes.
New York :
Teachers College Press,
c2001.
ix, 129 p. ;
24 cm.
The practitioner inquiry series
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-120) and index.
Foreword / Jeannie Oakes -- 1. "Herstories" Shaping Research and Teaching Practices -- 2. Perceptions of African American Students -- 3. Critical Moments in Teacher Research -- 4. Racial and Cultural Perspectives on Student Behavior -- 5. The Risks in Crossing Boundaries -- 6. On Cultural Conflict in the Classroom: Lisa Delpit Dialogues with the Authors -- 7. For Those Who Dare: Toward Transforming Teaching Practices.
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This book details the story of two teacher-researchers--Jennifer, who is African American, and Karen, who is White--as they set out on a collaborative three year study to explore the impact of racial and cultural differences in Karen's urban middle school classroom. They describe how they learn to confront and deal with the challenges they face so that they can work together. Their study presents the difficulties and importance of collaborations between teachers from different racial and cultural backgrounds as well as insights on how race and culture evolve in teacher-student interactions.