1978 Urban Conference Report. Report from the Project on Studies of Implementation of Individualized Schooling [microform] / Marvin J. Fruth and Booker Gardner.
These conference proceedings approach urban education from three perspectives. The first section describes basic issues in urban education: financial problems, legal mandates, cultural diversity, and desegregation. Papers included are: "Financing Urban Schools" by Richard A. Rossmiller; &q...
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| Summary: | These conference proceedings approach urban education from three perspectives. The first section describes basic issues in urban education: financial problems, legal mandates, cultural diversity, and desegregation. Papers included are: "Financing Urban Schools" by Richard A. Rossmiller; "Legal Issues in Urban Education" by Virginia D. Nordin; "Education That is Multicultural for Urban Schools: Rationale and Recommendation" by Carl A. Grant; and "Perspectives on Desegregation/Integration" by Charles D. Moody, Sr. The Implications of these issues for instructional programming, teacher inservice, and citizen advocacy are examined in the second section. Papers included are: "Improving the Effectiveness of Urban Schools: Instruction" by Edgar G. Epps; "Improving the Effectiveness of Urban Schools: Teacher Education" by LaMar P. Miller; "Improving the Effectiveness of Urban Schools: Citizen Participation" by Don Davies; "Improving the Effectiveness of Urban Schools: Educational Research" by Francis S. Chase. In the last section, educators describe successful programs in urban schools. Papers included are: "A Dallas Story" by Nolan Estes; "A Buffalo Story" by Eugene T. Reville; "A St. Louis Story: Magnet Schools--A Means to an End" by Robert Wentz; "A Denver Story" by James H. Daniels; and "An Oakland Story" by Rosemma B. Wallace. (Author/MK) |
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| Item Description: | Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Contract Number: OB-NIE-G-80-0117. ERIC Note: Proceedings of the Conference for Urban Educators (Madison, WI, 1978). For individual conference papers, see UD 020 525-537. ERIC Document Number: ED185218. |
| Physical Description: | 302 p. |