Popular white teachers of Latina/o kids: The strengths of personal experiences and the limitations of whiteness

Urban Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-67

  Marx, Sherry ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Latino students; Racism; White teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849081816     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085907306959     Document Type: Article

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