Finding One's Place: Teaching Styles and Peer Relations in Diverse Classrooms (Sociology of Education, 7)

by Stephen Plank

In this seminal new work, Stephen Plank expertly navigates us through the wake of one school district's attempt to desegregate its schools according to socioeconomic status. Drawing from his rich study of ten fourth-grade classrooms, Plank uncovers the ways that teachers' leadership styles, tasks, and reward structures affect students' peer relations. The synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data is especially creative, as are the practical implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01LQAZCFA
• ISBN13: 9780807739891
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"