The struggle for identity in today's schools [electronic resource] : cultural recognition in a time of increasing diversity / edited by Patrick M. Jenlink and Faye Hicks Townes.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: cultural identity and the struggle for recognition / Patrick M. Jenlink and Faye Hicks Townes -- Affirming diversity, politics of recognition, and the cultural work of schools / Patrick M. Jenlink -- Dialoguing toward a racialized identity: a necessary first step in a politics of recognition / Kris Sloan -- Misrecognition compounded / Faye Hicks Townes -- Recognition, identity politics and English language learners / Angela Crespo Cozart -- Identity formation and recognition in Asian American students / Kimberley A. Woo -- Curriculum and recognition / Raymond A. Horn -- Extracurricular activities and student identity / Amanda M. Rudolph -- Recognition, identity politics and the special needs student / Sandra Stewart -- Athletes, recognition, and the formation of identity / Vincent E. Mumford -- Parental involvement: low-socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnic minority parents' struggle for recognition and identity / Julia Ballenger -- Reaching out to parents as partners in preparing students for postsecondary education / Betty Alford -- Difficult conversations about cultural identity issues / Sandra Harris -- Value-added community: recognition, induction-year teacher diversity, and the shaping of identity / John C. Leonard -- Coda: recognition, difference, and the future of America's schools / Patrick M. Jenlink.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.