{"title":"Gloria Ladson-Billings","description":"\u003cp\u003eGloria Ladson-Billings offers profound insights into education with a focus on equity, social justice, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Her works explore the intersections of race, culture, and learning, challenging traditional approaches and advocating for transformative change in educational practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find thoughtful discussions on the importance of recognising diverse student identities and the systemic barriers within educational institutions. Her books provide both critical theory and practical guidance, making them essential for educators and anyone interested in the future of inclusive education.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-dreamkeepers-by-gloria-ladson-billings-9781119791935","title":"The Dreamkeepers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover how to give African American children the education they deserve with this updated new resource.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised Third Edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children\u003c\/em\u003e, distinguished professor Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings delivers an encouraging exploration of the future of education for African American students. She describes eight exemplary teachers, all of whom differ in their personal style and methods, who share an approach to teaching that affirms and strengthens cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this mixture of scholarship and storytelling, you’ll learn how to create intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of all children. This important book teaches:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhat successful teachers do, don’t do, and what we can learn from them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhy it’s so important for teachers to work with the unique strengths each student brings to the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow to improve educational outcomes for African American children across the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for teachers, parents, school leaders, and administrators, \u003cem\u003eThe Dreamkeepers\u003c\/em\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of school boards, professors of education, urban sociologists, and casual readers with an interest in issues of race and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464315027692,"sku":"9781119791935","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781119791935-the-dreamkeepers.jpg?v=1775046736"},{"product_id":"justice-matters-by-gloria-ladson-billings-9781350268814","title":"Justice Matters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 O.L. Davis Outstanding Book Award from the AATC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSocial justice has become a buzzword to suggest we are serious about racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, and ableism. But justice remains elusive and contested. It is written in founding documents, and street soldiers declare it: \"no justice, no peace!\", yet it is absent from public interactions. Building on Cornel West’s notion of ‘race matters’ and the Black Lives Matter movement, \u003ci\u003eJustice Matters\u003c\/i\u003e strips away the rhetoric that keeps us from understanding what justice is, particularly in education, but also in relation to health, race, economy, and environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLadson-Billings interrogates the meaning of justice, examining Western notions of justice from Aristotle to Kant to Rorty, alongside Eastern notions from Lao Tzu, Rumi, Frantz Fanon, and W.E.B. Dubois. She demonstrates how the pandemic has exposed deep injustices in society and how schooling and the curriculum are largely blind to race, White supremacy, and the racial trauma that plagues marginalised people. She argues that teaching strategies that rely on hierarchy, such as ability groups, tell students who they are and what we expect of them, supposedly performing a 'just' act but also suggesting that some people are ‘less’ than others - the very narrative of White supremacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSchooling is the genesis of exclusion and incarceration, with strategies like classroom exclusion, suspension, and expulsion laying the groundwork for the school-to-prison pipeline. Offering hope for a way forward, she explores how hip hop can champion justice and considers justice in the context of social movements, including Black Lives Matter, MoveOn.org, and #MeToo. She also examines the pros and cons of 'hashtag activism'. Ultimately, she shows us how justice can and should be the central tenet of education and society, and how we can save it from being obscured and watered down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596718096620,"sku":"9781350268814","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350268814-justice-matters.jpg?v=1777938242"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gloria-ladson-billings.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}