Preservice Teachers, Social Class, and Race in Urban Schools Experiences and Strategies for Teacher Preparation /

• Main Author: Lewis, Andrea D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; Teaching.; Sociology, Urban.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Urban Studies/Sociology.

This book provides an autobiographical and research-based exploration of the perceptions of Black middle and upper class preservice teachers about teaching and learning in high poverty urban schools. While there is an extensive body of knowledge on White preservice teachers, limited studies examine...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Teaching Over There
• Chapter 2. Social Class and Race in the Classroom
• Chapter 3. Mirrored Reflections
• Chapter 4. But, That’s Where I Feel Comfortable
• Chapter 5. Perceptions vs Reality
• Chapter 6. In Their Words: Passion and Purpose Realized
• Chapter 7. Crossing Boundaries.