Inciting change in secondary English language programs: the case of cherry high school
Coles-Ritchie, Marilee
This book follows a group of teachers who worked to create a program that supported their students' native languages and funds of knowledge, finding that structures within the school and discourses from other teachers, administrators, and the nation/community both constrained/enabled the teachers to create an equitable learning environment. INDICE: Introduction: Can We Blame the Teachers? - Community Context: Change is in the Air - Contradictory Discourse Among Teachers, Administration, andthe State: 'Let's have a more inclusive school culture, which assimilates allstudents.' - Teachers' Discursive Realignment - Language Ideologies at CherryHigh School - Teachers as Agents of School Change - Secondary Education and English Learners: We've got work to do - Epilogue: Cherry High School Now
- ISBN: 978-0-230-60610-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 212
- Fecha Publicación: 15/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés