{"product_id":"race-community-and-urban-schools_9780807772621","title":"Race, Community, and Urban Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this important book, award-winning author Stuart Greene enters the ongoing conversation about low-income African American families and their role in helping their children flourish. Greene focuses on parents’ self-defined roles within the context of race, urban development, and an economy that has created opportunity for some and displaced others. Moving beyond analysis to action, the author describes a \u003ci\u003epartnering strategy\u003c\/i\u003e to help educators understand the lived experiences of children and families and to use \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003e funds of knowledge as resources for teaching. This book combines critical race theory, critical geography, first-hand accounts, and research on literacy practices at home to provide a powerful tool that will help teachers and administrators see families in new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes a partnering model that encourages educators to consider the social, cultural, racial, and economic factors that shape parent engagement with schools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifies important areas of misunderstanding between African American parents and their children’s teachers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporates personal narratives of children whose voices are rarely part of research on parent involvement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Stuart Greene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037256581222,"sku":"9780807772621","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807772621.jpg?v=1771608239","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/race-community-and-urban-schools_9780807772621","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}