Table of Contents

Contents: Jeff Duncan-Andrade: Developing Social Justice Educators: How Can The Subject Tell the Truth about Itself? – Greg S. Goodman: Coming to a Critical Constructivism: Roots and Branches – Greg S. Goodman: Critical Thinking: How Good Questions Affect Classrooms – Floyd Beachum/Carlos McCray: Dealing with Cultural Collision in Urban Schools: What Pre-Service Educators Should Know – Joanne Washington: Communication, Culture, and Media Influence in the Classroom – Tamar Jacobson: Teacher and Family Relationships – Jeff Duncan-Andrade: Your Best Friend or Your Worst Enemy: Youth Popular Culture, Pedagogy, and Curriculum in Urban Classrooms – Suzanne Gallagher/Greg S. Goodman: Classroom Community Culture for Learning – Patricia Kolencik: Affective and Motivational Factors For Learning and Achievement – Binbin Jiang: English Language Learners: Understanding Their Needs – Karen T. Carey: Paying Attention and Assessing Achievement: Positive Applications for the Classroom – Suzanne Gallagher: Challenging the Dominant Discourse.