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"An interesting case study...Coles-Ritchie discusses the national (and local) 'discourse of assimilation' that currently surrounds the teaching of immigrant students in the U.S." - J. A. Reyhner, Choice
"Coles-Ritchie documents the struggles English learners face in a high school that severely limited their abilities to learn English and complete school, and what teachers who banded together did to change the school structures and teaching practices toward more equitable ways of these students academic and social needs. This book is a must read for high school teachers and educators looking for smart ways to make fundamental changes in how they include English learners in all aspects of high school academic and social life." - Christian Faltis, David and Dolly Fiddyment Chair in Teacher Education, University of California, Davis
"This book s provocative and insightful research illustrating how power, language and race intertwine in a high school facing a Latino/a student population for the first time is a must read. The richness of Coles-Ritchie s findings are framed by the complex challenges of doing ethnographic research in contested landscapes. She shows exceptional strength as an emerging scholar." - Donna Deyhle, Professor in the Department of Educational Studies and the Ethnic Studies Program, and Co-Director of the American Indian Resource Center. University of Utah
"This book offers us scholarship that is firmly grounded in the lived realities of both teachers and students. At a time when the education of English Language Learners is of critical concern to school districts across the nation, this study offers deep insights as to the complexity and intersections of competing and conflicting discourses concerning language instruction, comprehensive teacher professional development, and measures of academic achievement. For educators who are committed to transforming learning environments, this book charts a course for developing responsive pedagogy." - Norma Gonzalez, Professor and Head, Department of Language, Reading and Culture, University of Arizona
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MARILEE COLES-RITCHIE teaches qualitative methods, educational foundations, and ESL endorsement courses at Westminster College, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Inciting Change in Secondary English Language Programs
Book Subtitle: The Case of Cherry High School
Authors: Marilee Coles-Ritchie
Series Title: Secondary Education in a Changing World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230101074
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60610-4Published: 13 October 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-10107-4Published: 31 August 2009
Series ISSN: 2945-6339
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6347
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 195
Topics: Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education, Organic Chemistry, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Policy and Politics