Effective language arts teachers of urban african american middle school students in the greater detroit area

<p>Teaching in a large urban district has been historically described as a complex task and with the growing number of diverse students, the challenge continues to grow. The challenge is now coupled with major budget shortfalls. Across the nation public schools are struggling to keep the doors open, and provide basic supplies for students and teachers. Despite looming layoffs, closing schools, consolidations, and increased academic demands, there is a group of teachers in every urban district that consistently get results. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the beliefs, backgrounds, and classroom practices effective language arts teachers used consistently with African American middle school students.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Curriculum and Instruction

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Freeman, Lanissa Laura

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gina L. DeBlase

• African American, Culturally, Urban
• Arts and Humanities
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/348

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-1347