Urban Schools: Challenges and Possibilities for Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Urban Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 515-550

  Boutte, Gloria Swindler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural responsiveness; culturally relevant pedagogy; early childhood; elementary schools; race; social diversity; teacher education; urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858240184     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085911429583     Document Type: Article

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