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Author: Kathryn M. Neckerman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010-06-15
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0226569616
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNeckerman's analysis provides a welcome antidote to much of the historical literature on American education, which rarely examines actual policy choices....Segregation did harm blacks, as this fine book shows. Journal of American History --Book Jacket.
Author: Kathryn M. Neckerman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2008-09-15
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0226569624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe problems commonly associated with inner-city schools were not nearly as pervasive a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. In Schools Betrayed, her innovative history of race and urban education, Kathryn M. Neckerman tells the story of how and why these schools came to serve black children so much worse than their white counterparts. Focusing on Chicago public schools between 1900 and 1960, Neckerman compares the circumstances of blacks and white immigrants, groups that had similarly little wealth and status yet came to gain vastly different benefits from their education. Their divergent educational outcomes, she contends, stemmed from Chicago officials’ decision to deal with rising African American migration by segregating schools and denying black students equal resources. And it deepened, she shows, because of techniques for managing academic failure that only reinforced inequality. Ultimately, these tactics eroded the legitimacy of the schools in Chicago’s black community, leaving educators unable to help their most disadvantaged students. Schools Betrayed will be required reading for anyone who cares about urban education.
Author: Laurie H. Rogers
Publisher: R&L Education
Published: 2011-01-16
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 1610480465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn America, more money is spent from all sources on K-12 education than on the U.S. Department of Defense. Why then are so many children suffering what amounts to educational malpractice? Why are they crippled for life with a substandard education and a life-altering vision of themselves as 'incapable'? Betrayed is a passionate, well-researched and frank accounting of how a failing public-education system continues to be forced on teachers and students, despite its nearly complete lack of supporting research or successful student outcomes. Betrayed roots out the self-styled 'stakeholders' whose personal, professional and financial interests are served by this failing system. It sympathizes with teachers_many of whom aren't allowed to do their jobs, yet are constantly threatened with removal for 'ineffectiveness' or 'insubordination.' Betrayed is an expose, but it's also a beacon of commonsense and hope. Through the 'Square of Effective Learning,' Betrayed offers practical methods for teachers, parents, advocates and legislators to stand up against this broken system, to effect positive change, and to ensure a good-quality education for all of our children.
Author: Herb Childress
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2019-04-24
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 022649666X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClass ends. Students pack up and head back to their dorms. The professor, meanwhile, goes to her car . . . to catch a little sleep, and then eat a cheeseburger in her lap before driving across the city to a different university to teach another, wholly different class. All for a paycheck that, once prep and grading are factored in, barely reaches minimum wage. Welcome to the life of the mind in the gig economy. Over the past few decades, the job of college professor has been utterly transformed—for the worse. America’s colleges and universities were designed to serve students and create knowledge through the teaching, research, and stability that come with the longevity of tenured faculty, but higher education today is dominated by adjuncts. In 1975, only thirty percent of faculty held temporary or part-time positions. By 2011, as universities faced both a decrease in public support and ballooning administrative costs, that number topped fifty percent. Now, some surveys suggest that as many as seventy percent of American professors are working course-to-course, with few benefits, little to no security, and extremely low pay. In The Adjunct Underclass, Herb Childress draws on his own firsthand experience and that of other adjuncts to tell the story of how higher education reached this sorry state. Pinpointing numerous forces within and beyond higher ed that have driven this shift, he shows us the damage wrought by contingency, not only on the adjunct faculty themselves, but also on students, the permanent faculty and administration, and the nation. How can we say that we value higher education when we treat educators like desperate day laborers? Measured but passionate, rooted in facts but sure to shock, The Adjunct Underclass reveals the conflicting values, strangled resources, and competing goals that have fundamentally changed our idea of what college should be. This book is a call to arms for anyone who believes that strong colleges are vital to society.
Author: Laurie H. Rogers
Publisher: R & L Education
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781610480451
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetrayed aims to tell the truth of public education - from the perspective of a parent who has fought the education bureaucracy.
Author: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1992-07-15
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0226789500
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.
Author: Conrad Riker
Publisher: Conrad Riker
Published: 101-01-01
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAre you tired of being a second-class citizen in a world that openly despises you? Do you feel like your hard-earned money and assets are being ripped away from you with no recourse? Are you fed up with your own government working against you, taking away your basic rights as a man? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. "Betrayed: The Reality of Male Oppression" exposes the cruel reality of male oppression in modern society. This book provides the truth that you won't hear anywhere else, exploring topics like: - The feminist takeover of our institutions: how education, politics, and legal systems have been compromised by feminist ideologies. - The financial and emotional devastation of divorce: why men bear the brunt of the consequences when their wives decide to leave. - The war against fathers: how courts and social services are designed to disadvantage fathers and uphold female supremacy. - The myth of the empowered woman: a deep dive into the contradictions in feminist portrayals of women as both victims and empowered. The time is now to fight back against the lies and distortion. This book provides practical guidance on how to live authentically in a world dominated by female supremacy and how to question mainstream narratives. So, if you're ready to take control of your life and truly understand the oppressive reality you're living in, then purchase "Betrayed: The Reality of Male Oppression" today. Don't let another day pass without knowing the truth about the world you're living in.
Author: S. Kaplan
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-11-26
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1137341807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center stage, and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social discrimination. When these shackles are removed, as is happening in places such as China and Vietnam, the poor are able to seize opportunities and drive wealth creation. Combining the latest research into poverty and state building with the author's personal observations drawn from years running businesses in the developing world, Betrayed explains how leaders in the developing world can build more inclusive societies and more equitable governments, thereby creating dynamic national economies and giving the poor the opportunity to accumulate the means and skills to control their own destinies. This refreshing new approach will appeal to business people who are fed up with reading critiques of global poverty that see capitalism as the problem, not the solution; people in both the global North and South who want to see attention focused not on Western aid but on what developing countries and their citizens can do to help themselves; scholars and practitioners in the development field who are looking for new, practicable ideas; and general readers who want accessible and engaging accounts of ordinary people struggling to overcome poverty.
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-07-26
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 1442443065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the third installment of Haddix's series about a futuristic society in which families are forbidden to have more than two children, Nina, a secondary character in Among the Impostors, is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned by the Population Police. Her interrogator gives her an ultimatum: either she can get three other child prisoners, illegal third-borns like Nina, to reveal who harbored them and where they got their fake identification cards, or she will be executed. Nina sees a chance to escape the prison and, taking the prisoners with her, quickly discovers their street smarts. But when their food supply runs out, Nina seeks the boy she knew as Lee.
Author: Alex J. Bellamy
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2022-09-06
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 0231550081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe suffering of Syrian civilians, caught between the government’s barrel bombs and chemical weapons and religious fanatics’ beheadings and mass killings, shocked the world. Yet despite international law and political commitments proclaiming a responsibility to protect civilians from mass atrocities, world actors stood aside as Syria burned. Again and again, neighboring states, global powers, and the United Nations opted for half-measures or made counterproductive choices that caused even more harm. Alex J. Bellamy provides a forensic account of the world’s failure to protect Syrian civilians from mass atrocities. Drawing on interviews with key players, documents from the United Nations and other international organizations, and sources from the Middle East and beyond, he traces the missteps of the international response to Syria’s civil war. Bellamy systematically examines the various peace processes and the reasons they failed, highlighting potential alternative paths. He details how and why key actors prioritized their own national interest, geopolitical standing, regional stability, local rivalries, counterterrorism goals, or domestic politics rather than the welfare of Syrians. Some governments settled on unrealistic strategies founded on misguided assumptions while others pursued naked ambition; the United Nations descended into irrelevance and even complicity. Shedding new light on the decisions that led to a vast calamity, Syria Betrayed also draws out lessons for more effective responses to future civil conflicts.
