Education and justice for all : a view from the back of the bus

This collection of essays reflects the author's commitment to improving the effectiveness of education and advancing the practice of democracy. All essays are introduced with commentaries in which Edmund Gordon contextualizes and explains the continuing relevance of the issues. Pt. 1. A View From The Back Of The Bus. Educating The Poor In The United States -- Human Social Divisions And Human Intelligence : Putting Them In Their Place -- Cultural Dissonance As A Risk Factor In The Development Of Students / With Constance Yowell -- Common Destinies-- Continuing Dilemmas / With Aundra Saa Meroë -- Pt. 2. Toward Equity In Educational Achievement. Equity And Social Justice In Educational Achievement / With Carol Bonilla-bowman -- Characteristics Of Learning Persons And The Adaptation Of Learning Environments / With Lizanne De Stefano And Stephanie Shipman -- Perspectives On Counseling And Other Approaches To Guided Behavior Change -- Toward An Equitable System Of Educational Assessment -- Pt. 3. Cultural Diversity And Education. Culture And The Sciences Of Pedagogy -- Human Diversity, Cultural Hegemony, And The Integrity Of The Academic Canons / With Maitrayee Bhattacharyya -- Coping With Communicentric Bias In Knowledge Production In The Social Sciences / With Fayneese Miller And David Rollock. Edmund W. Gordon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. ) And Index. This collection of essays-spanning 25 years-reflects Dr. Gordon's lifetime commitment to education and democracy-bringing together his views on race, justice, and equity for all students. As a renowned humanist, psychologist, and educator, Dr. Gordon is an African American who has spent most of his life in racially integrated sections of society, but he has never completely lost the sense that he is representing those who have been relegated to "the back of the bus." Both scholarly and accessible, this book examines many of the most important issues of educational theory and practice and places them in the context of the social justice imperative. Each section of essays-including two new essays prepared especially for this book-is introduced with commentaries in which Dr. Gordon contextualizes and explains the continuing relevance of the issues for today's educator