Professional Development Schools and Social Justice: Schools and Universities Partnering to Make a Difference

This bookextends the national discussion about the Professional Development School (PDS) movement of the past three decades. The volume highlights school/university partnerships' focus on collaborative activities that endeavor to promote social justice in and across P-12 and university classrooms, educational institutions, and communities. Professional Development Schools and Social Justice: Schools and Universities Partnering to Make a Difference guides veteran teachers, undergraduate and graduate pre-service teachers, and university faculty to understand how the PDS model might be oriented toward social justice ideals. Co-authored by school- and university-based educators, each chapter details the social justice work of specific partnerships and provides concrete instructional and curricular methods for application within both teacher education and PK-12 settings. Readers are provided insight into a range of elements of Professional Development Schools, including the development of PK-12 and teacher education curricula, processes of program implementation, and research and data collection.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739177621
• ISBN13: 9780739177624
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"