(NAME-MCE) New Book - Building Racial and Cultural Competence in the Classroom

[Anselmo Villanueva]

 *Building Racial and Cultural Competence in the Classroom*
Strategies from Urban Educators

*Karen Manheim Teel and Jennifer E. Obidah, Editors*
Practitioner Inquiry Series
Pub Date: March 2008, 192 pages

*Paperback:* $24.95, ISBN: 0807748617
*Cloth:* $56, ISBN: 0807748625

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"For educators and policymakers who are passionate about social justice in
public schools, Teel and Obidah have given us a valuable gift: real people,
real stories, real data, real strategies. Interweaving the voices of new
writers with those of world-class researchers, this book illustrates the
complexity, the necessity, and the do-ability of our journey toward cultural
and racial competence."
—*Gary R. Howard*, author of *We Can't Teach What We Don't Know*

In this compelling anthology, a diverse group of experienced teacher
educators and practicing teachers tackle the impact of race and culture on
teaching and learning. Sharing their personal experiences, research, and
reflections, they focus on the connections among teacher quality, teacher
preparation, and the achievement gap for African Americans and other
children of color. They address ways that teachers can assess and enhance
their own racial and cultural competence and in so doing better educate
their students, especially in inner-city schools. Providing an inspiring and
practical tool for engaging in successful, meaningful education with K–12
students of color, the stellar group of contributors offers:

   - Concrete ideas and advice on what educators can do to support
   teachers to become more racially and culturally competent.
   - Multiple perspectives providing a variety of new insights on current
   research and practice.
   - Honest and thought-provoking personal narratives on race and
   schooling.

Contributors: *Tarika Barrett, Ann Berlak, Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade,
Kitty Kelly Epstein, Edward Fergus, Carl A. Grant, Kimberly Mayfield, Sekani
Moyenda, Pedro A. Noguera, Jennifer E. Obidah, Christine Sleeter, *and *Karen
Manheim Teel. *

*Karen Manheim Teel* is a professor in the Graduate Education Department at
Holy Names University in Oakland, California.* Jennifer E. Obidah* is the
director of the Education Evaluation Centre at the University of the West
Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. They are the authors of the bestselling
book, *Because of the Kids: Facing Racial and Cultural Differences in
Schools.*