"Recognizing the importance of race, class, gender, culture, and ability, the authors provide a window into the difficulties that professional educators grapple with as they face the challenge of teaching all children. This text is both authentic and practical, and it demystifies issues of equity that pervade today′s classrooms."

• Foreword - Elizabeth BurmasterPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsPart I. How Action Research Can Promote Equity1. Classroom Action Research With a Focus on Equity - Cathy Caro-Bruce, Mary Klehr2. Implementing a School District Action Research Program - Cathy Caro-Bruce, Mary KlehrPart II. Action Research Studies3. Been There Done That: Student Inquiry About High School Dropouts - Erik J. Shager4. What Strategies Can I Incorporate So That the English Language Learners in My Classroom Will Better Understand Oral Directions? - Shannon K. Richards5. Understanding High School Black Male Students′ Achievement and School Experience - Quynh T. Nguyen6. What Teacher Behaviors Encourage One At-Risk African-American Boy to be a Productive Member of Our Classroom Community? - Barbara Williams7. But Then It Got Real - Jane Hammatt Kavaloski8. We Want to Work With Our Friends - Diane Coccari9. Ribbons, Racism, and a Placenta: The Challenges and Surprises of Culturally Relevant Teaching - Kate Lyman10. Conclusions on Using a Constructivist Approach in a Heterogeneous Classroom - Van E. Valaskey11. Using African American Students′ Preference for Working in Self-Selected Partnerships to Promote Math Achievement - Julie A. Melton12. Crossing Bridges of Culture, Color, and Language - Denise HansonPart III. Conclusion13. Tying It All Together: Implications for Classrooms, Schools, and Districts - Ryan Flessner, Ken Zeichner, and Kalani J. EggingtonIndex

"Recognizing the importance of race, class, gender, culture, and ability, the authors provide a window into the difficulties that professional educators grapple with as they face the challenge of teaching all children. This text is both authentic and practical, and it demystifies issues of equity that pervade today′s classrooms."

• Foreword - Elizabeth BurmasterPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsPart I. How Action Research Can Promote Equity1. Classroom Action Research With a Focus on Equity - Cathy Caro-Bruce, Mary Klehr2. Implementing a School District Action Research Program - Cathy Caro-Bruce, Mary KlehrPart II. Action Research Studies3. Been There Done That: Student Inquiry About High School Dropouts - Erik J. Shager4. What Strategies Can I Incorporate So That the English Language Learners in My Classroom Will Better Understand Oral Directions? - Shannon K. Richards5. Understanding High School Black Male Students′ Achievement and School Experience - Quynh T. Nguyen6. What Teacher Behaviors Encourage One At-Risk African-American Boy to be a Productive Member of Our Classroom Community? - Barbara Williams7. But Then It Got Real - Jane Hammatt Kavaloski8. We Want to Work With Our Friends - Diane Coccari9. Ribbons, Racism, and a Placenta: The Challenges and Surprises of Culturally Relevant Teaching - Kate Lyman10. Conclusions on Using a Constructivist Approach in a Heterogeneous Classroom - Van E. Valaskey11. Using African American Students′ Preference for Working in Self-Selected Partnerships to Promote Math Achievement - Julie A. Melton12. Crossing Bridges of Culture, Color, and Language - Denise HansonPart III. Conclusion13. Tying It All Together: Implications for Classrooms, Schools, and Districts - Ryan Flessner, Ken Zeichner, and Kalani J. EggingtonIndex

"Recognizing the importance of race, class, gender, culture, and ability, the authors provide a window into the difficulties that professional educators grapple with as they face the challenge of teaching all children. This text is both authentic and practical, and it demystifies issues of equity that pervade today′s classrooms."

• Foreword - Elizabeth BurmasterPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsPart I. How Action Research Can Promote Equity1. Classroom Action Research With a Focus on Equity - Cathy Caro-Bruce, Mary Klehr2. Implementing a School District Action Research Program - Cathy Caro-Bruce, Mary KlehrPart II. Action Research Studies3. Been There Done That: Student Inquiry About High School Dropouts - Erik J. Shager4. What Strategies Can I Incorporate So That the English Language Learners in My Classroom Will Better Understand Oral Directions? - Shannon K. Richards5. Understanding High School Black Male Students′ Achievement and School Experience - Quynh T. Nguyen6. What Teacher Behaviors Encourage One At-Risk African-American Boy to be a Productive Member of Our Classroom Community? - Barbara Williams7. But Then It Got Real - Jane Hammatt Kavaloski8. We Want to Work With Our Friends - Diane Coccari9. Ribbons, Racism, and a Placenta: The Challenges and Surprises of Culturally Relevant Teaching - Kate Lyman10. Conclusions on Using a Constructivist Approach in a Heterogeneous Classroom - Van E. Valaskey11. Using African American Students′ Preference for Working in Self-Selected Partnerships to Promote Math Achievement - Julie A. Melton12. Crossing Bridges of Culture, Color, and Language - Denise HansonPart III. Conclusion13. Tying It All Together: Implications for Classrooms, Schools, and Districts - Ryan Flessner, Ken Zeichner, and Kalani J. EggingtonIndex