GCI Working Paper Series - Education
The
HistoryMakers: A New Primary Source for Scholars
Julieanna Richardson
Vernon D. Jarrett Senior Fellow, Great Cities Institute
University of Illinois at Chicago
April 2007
GCP-07-08
This paper explores the possibilities of increasing the use and accessibility
of The HistoryMakers’ video oral history archive. The archive
of oral histories of African American “HistoryMakers” from
a wide range of backgrounds is a potential resource for academics, school
teachers, students, and historians alike. Information is presented on
the current state of the archives, potential future uses, and the importance
of documenting and preserving these oral histories to gain a deeper
understanding of African American history and experience.
Addressing
Controversy in the Classroom: Teaching about Immigrant Rights in Chicago
Schools
Irma Olmedo
Associate Professor, College of Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
April 2007
GCP-07-07
This article examines the issue of teachers’ decisions to address
controversial issues as teaching opportunities in the classroom, using
the recent immigrant rights mobilizations of 2006. As public reports
of planned deportations of the undocumented were heard, especially in
communities in urban areas with high proportions of these populations,
many families were gripped with fear about their status. This research
involved exploring the classroom-based activities of Chicago teachers
to engage their students in inquiry on these issues, and the participation
and perspectives of children that resulted from these activities.
Preparing
Adolescents to Read-To-Learn in the 21st Century
Louis M. Gomez
Professor of School Education and Social Policy
Northwestern University
Kimberly Gomez
Assistant Professor
College of Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
January 2007
GCP-07-03
This paper explores ways to remedy adolescents’ failure to acquire
reading-to-learn skills and explains the importance of being able to
understand texts from diverse disciplines in order to be successful
in the professional workplace and enhance overall life chances. The
authors suggest that inquiry-centered learning environments in schools
might better prepare students for the educational demands of careers
in the 21 century labor market. They also offer suggestions about how
these learning environments might better be coupled with the support
of reading and literacy.
From
Hunger Strike to High School: Youth Development, Social Justice and
School Formation
David Stovall
Assistant Professor of Policy Studies
College of Education
University of Illinois at Chicago and Great Cities Institute Faculty
Scholar, 2004-2005
April 25, 2005
GCP-05-01
The paper discusses the centrality of young people in the development
of an engaged community education model. Couched in a larger discussion
of a communiy driven initiative, the paper is centered in the contributions
of young people to the process.
The Politics
of School Desegregation in Oak Park
Evan McKenzie
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
May 2000
GCP-00-1
Oak Park's school desegregation efforts in 1976 and 1987 accomplished
their intended purpose, which was to promote racial balance among the
neighborhood elementary schools. But new disparities have emerged in
the years since. This working paper focuses on the enrollment trends,
areas of controversy, and public policies that have emerged in Oak Park
over the last 30 years.
Gender Issues in the Construction
of Scientific Knowledge: Inquiry into a sixth Grade Urban Classroom
Maria Varelas, Barbara Luster, Stacy Wenzel,
Jane Liao
July 1997
GCP-97-5
This paper addresses preliminary data and analyses linking gender issues
with the teaching and learning of science. This study explores how elementary
students participate in lessons, develop meaning around topics, and
how teachers and students interact with each other.
Making Connections:
Community College Best Practice in Connecting the Urban Poor to Education
and Employment
Joan Fitzgerald and Davis Jenkins
January 1997
GCP-97-1
This report examines how partnerships with community colleges can create
pathways to employment for the urban poor. Drawing mainly on six case
studies of urban community colleges, the report presents examples of
best practice partnerships involving community colleges and community-based
organizations (CBOs), government, and social service organizations.
Making School–to-Work Happen in Inner Cities
January 1996
GCP-96-2
This paper focuses on how school-to-work initiatives can achieve their
goals in large urban school districts. Each section of the paper is
framed around a question that ties school-to-work to broader structural
economic forces. The paper provides recommendations for the implementation
of school-to-work in inner-city school districts.
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