Diversity+Book+Report

After reading approved book, 1) write a summary of the book, including information from each chapter; 2) your “critique” (likes/dislikes) of the book; 3) Specific recommendation(s); and 4) Specific correlations to this class. 5) When you present your book report via PowerPoint, provide your classmates with a handout with bulleted main points from your book, including APA book reference. (Your book may be so interesting that your classmates may want to read it). Your handout can be posted online. Some suggestions include: culture, equity, racial policies, religious policies, etc.

Books for Diversity Frameworks Book Report

Savage Inequalities by J. Kozol 1991. The trouble with boys by Tyre P. (2008) Why boys fail by Richard Whitmire The bus kids: children’s experiences with voluntary desegregation by Ira W. Lit Levin, J. S. 2001. Globalizing the Community College: Strategies for change in the twenty-first century. New York: Palgrave St. Martin’s Press. Class and Schools: Using social, economic, and educational reform to close the black-white achievement gap. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute by Richard Rothstein Redman, G. (2007). A casebook for exploring diversity: Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall. Nguyen, T. D. (2007). Domestic violence in Asian-American communities: A cultural overview. New York: Lexington Books. Haskins, J. (1998). The dream and the struggle: Separate but not equal. New York: NY, Scholastic. Baker, D., & LeTendre, G. (2005). National differences, global similarities: World culture and the future of schooling. Standford, CA: Stanford University Press. Haynes, J. (2007). Getting started with English language learners: How educators can meet the challenge. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Moses, R. (2001). Radical equation: Civil rights from Mississippi to the algebra project. Boston: Beacon Press. Tatum, B. J., (1997). “Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?” New York: Basic Books. Cummins, J. (2001). Negotiating identities: Education for empowerment in a diverse society (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: California Association for Bilingual Education. Closing the achievement gap: A vision for changing beliefs and practices (2nd ed). Edited by Belinda Williams. Gabriel, K.F. (2008). Teaching unprepared students: Strategies for promoting success and retention in higher education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. Slocumb, P.D. (2004), Hear Our Cry Boys in Crisis, Highland TX, aha! Process, Inc Tatum, B. J. (1997). Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? New York: Basic Books. Miller, Scott.(2007). Until it's gone.Highlands,TX:aha!Process,Inc. Beegle, D. (2007). See poverty…be the difference: Discover the missing pieces for helping people move out of poverty: Tigard, OR: Communication Across Barriers. Levin, J. S. 2001. Globalizing the Community College: Strategies for change in the twenty-first century. New York: Palgrave St. Martin’s Press. Hernandez, Juan. (2006). The New American Pioneers.Lanham, MD: Pneuma Life. Haskins, J. (1998). The dream and the struggle: Separate but not equal. New York: NY, Scholastic. Howard, Tyrone C.(2010). Why race and culture matter in schools. New York,NY: Teachers College Press. Haskins, J. (1998). The dream and the struggle: Separate but not equal. New York: NY, Scholastic. Tatum, B.D. (2007). Can we talk about race?: And other conversations in an era of school resegregation. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.


 * Post your APA Reference to the book you choose** and your name so the class knows which book you chose on the assigned page.

For example:

Alyssa Cavitt: Author, F. N. (2012). //Diversity Book//. Dallas, TX: EDU 8306 Publications.

The following attachment is the rubric for this assignment.