Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. A view from the back of the bus. Educating the poor in the United States -- Human social divisions and human intelligence : putting them in their place -- Cultural dissonance as a risk factor in the development of students / with Constance Yowell -- Common destinies : continuing dilemmas / with Aundra Saa Meroe -- pt. 2. Toward equity in educational achievement. Equity and social justice in educational achievement / with Carol Bonilla-Bowman -- Characteristics of learning persons and the adaptation of learning environments / with Lizanne De Stefano and Stephanie Shipman -- Perspectives on counseling and other approaches to guided behavior change -- Toward an equitable system of educational assessment -- pt. 3. Cultural diversity and education. Culture and the sciences of pedagogy -- Human diversity, cultural hegemony, and the integrity of the academic canons / with Maitrayee Bhattacharyya -- Coping with communicentric bias in knowledge production in the social sciences / with Fayneese Miller and David Rollock.