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Achinstein, Betty; Athanases, Steven Z.; Curry, Marnie W.; Ogawa, Rodney T.; de Oliveira, Luciana C. – Leadership, 2013
Lower-income students of color in California are often underserved, as evidenced by low-resourced schools, an achievement gap, and low college-going rates. Educators increasingly call for "community schools" that link schools with community members and agencies to promote educational achievement and to access communities as resources for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Low Income Groups, Community Schools
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Achinstein, Betty; Barrett, Adele – Teachers College Record, 2004
Research on new teachers identifies two critical challenges in relation to how novices view their students: practice shock that results in an over focus on controlling students and a cultural mismatch that causes novices to see diversity as a problem. This article explores how mentoring strategies intervene at this critical phase, influencing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Diversity, Mentors, Classroom Techniques