Preservice Teachers, Social Class, and Race in Urban Schools Experie
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
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Andrea D. Lewis
Preservice Teachers, Social Class, and Race in Urban Schools Experiences and Strategies for Teacher Preparation
Andrea D. Lewis Education Department Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia, USA
ISBN 978-1-349-95126-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-95127-7
ISBN 978-1-349-95127-7 (eBook)
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This book is dedicated to: my father, Rev. Dr. Wilson Arthur Lewis, who taught me the importance of community; my mother, Rose Lewis, who showed me how to be a teacher; my boys, Christian and Alexander, who are my everything; my research participants, who made this study possible; and teachers, who cross boundaries in schools every day.
PREFACE
During my undergraduate and graduate school matriculations, I was extremely blessed to sit at the feet of esteemed scholars and practitioners. In fact, my career trajectory was altered when I sat in the classrooms of Alonzo Aristotle Crim, EdD and Asa Grant Hilliard, III, PhD; these extraordinary men changed my mindset and set me in the direction of fulfilling my passion and purpose. Sitting in the presence of such renowned scholars added to the breadth of my knowledge and expanded my horizons. In addition to these men, I would like to thank my former professors Christine King Farris and Gwendolyn Harris Middlebrooks, PhD for laying the foundation; Shonda Lemons-Smith, PhD and Joya Carter Hicks, PhD for guiding me through my doctoral degree as well as Spelman College faculty colleagues for their continued encouragement. My professional journey as a faculty member has not been traditional, bu
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