Learning to teach in urban schools [electronic resource] : the transition from preparation to practice / Etta R. Hollins.

"This book is about the transition from teacher preparation to teaching practice in urban school settings. It provides a clear presentation of the challenges, resources, and opportunities for learning to teach in urban schools; examples of the experiences, perceptions, and practices of teachers who are effective in urban schools and those who are not; a detailed account of the journey of a team of teachers who transformed their practice to improve learning in a low performing urban school; an approach that can be used by novice teachers in joining a teacher community and making the transition from preparation to practice; and perspective on leadership that can be used to create a context for transforming teacher professional development in an urban school district. Learning to Teach in Urban Schools offers rare insight into how teachers can transform their own practice and in the process, transform the culture of low performing urban schools"-- Provided by publisher.

1. Challenges, opportunities, and possibilities for learning to teach in urban schools -- 2. Developing a perspective and process for learning to teach in urban school -- 3. A journey to academic excellence in urban schools -- 4. The struggle for identity in a teacher community / Kimberly White-Smith -- 5. The transition from preparation to practice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.