{"product_id":"making-school-count-promoting-urban-student-motivation-and-success-0415230543","title":"Making School Count: Promoting Urban Student Motivation and Success","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0415230543\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Debruin-Parecki, Andrea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking School Count reports on four years of classroom research in which alternative teaching strategies, designed to motivate under-achieving inner-city, African-American middle school students were used and evaluated.The book offers insights into the discrepancy between students' academic dreams (their high performance aspirations) and the realities of their classroom performance.Issues include:*the authors' convictions that the disproportionate under-achievement of African-American students is the result of inappropriate teaching strategies*the prevalent use of a Eurocentric curriculum*results of the authors' research*a guide for teachers wishing to carry out their own research*a study of the collaboration between a university and a schools in an attempt to bring about change from the ground up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863251747104,"sku":"NEW0415230543","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61GsRrWfV9L.jpg?v=1781638543","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/making-school-count-promoting-urban-student-motivation-and-success-0415230543","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}