Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color

<p>This volume highlights approaches to closing the achievement gap for</p><p>students of color across K-12 and post-secondary schooling. It uniquely</p><p>examines factors outside the classroom to consider how these influence</p><p>student identity and academic performance.</p><p>Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color offers</p><p>wide-ranging chapters that explore non-curricular issues including</p><p>trauma family background restorative justice refugee experiences and</p><p>sport as determinants of student and teacher experiences in the classroom.</p><p>Through rigorous empirical and theoretical engagement chapters</p><p>identify culturally responsive strategies for supporting students as they</p><p>navigate formal and informal educational opportunities and overcome</p><p>intersectional barriers to success. In particular chapters highlight how</p><p>these approaches can be nurtured through teacher education effective</p><p>educational leadership and engagement across the wider community.</p><p>This insightful collection will be of interest to researchers scholars</p><p>and post-graduate students in the fields of teacher education sociology</p><p>of education and educational leadership.</p>