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Transforming Perceptions of Urban Education: Lessons From Rowan University's Urban Teacher Academy |
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| Authors: | Meg White Corine Meredith Brown Laurel L Byrne Lorraine C Ricchezza |
| Institution: | 1. School of Education, Stockton University, Galloway, New Jersey, USA;2. College of Education, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA;3. Department of Education, La Salle University, -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;4. Academic and Student Affairs, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA |
| Abstract: | To be an effective urban educator requires teachers to understand the contextual factors of students, the school, and the community, and their cumulative effects on learning. Urban teacher academies support a better understanding of urban classrooms and challenge stereotypes of the urban context. The focus of this study was to compare participants' perceptions of urban settings before and after 2 weeks spent at an urban teacher academy for high school students. |
| Keywords: | cross-cultural education/multicultural education diversity perceptions poverty teacher education/certification urban education urban teacher academies |