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Sketches in democracy : notes from an urban classroom
- Title
- Sketches in democracy : notes from an urban classroom / Lisa C. DeLorenzo.
- Author
- DeLorenzo, Lisa.
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | Sc E 12-443 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- xix, 136 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- ""Sketches of Democracy" is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author's challenging journey toward creating a democratic community of learners within a tangle of socioeconomic and political issues"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Nicholas M. Michelli -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Birthing a School While Still In Labor -- Chapter 2. The Trouble With Mismatched Expectations -- Chapter 3. Playing School Is Not The Real Thing -- Chapter 4. They Danced While We Looked Away -- Chapter 5. Teachable Moments, Part I -- Chapter 6. Teachable Moments, Part II -- Chapter 7. Mid-Year Reflection -- Chapter 8. When Students Want To Learn -- Chapter 9. White Teachers, Urban Schools -- Chapter 10. The Democratic School: Is It Worth It? -- Chapter 11. The Arts As Democratic Practice -- Chapter 12. Lessons Learned -- Epilogue -- End Note.
- Call Number
- Sc E 12-443
- ISBN
- 9781610483032 (hardback)
- 1610483030 (hardback)
- 9781610483049 (paper)
- 1610483049 (paper)
- 9781610483056 (electronic)
- 1610483057 (electronic)
- LCCN
- 2011045628
- OCLC
- 756592431
- Author
- DeLorenzo, Lisa.
- Title
- Sketches in democracy : notes from an urban classroom / Lisa C. DeLorenzo.
- Imprint
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc E 12-443