Description: This coedited book describes the impact that an increasingly diverse student population has on suburban schools.
Review Quotes:
"This publication is not to miss if you are an educational leader, researcher or policy maker! Volume editors Shelley B. Wepner and Diane W. Gómez's carefully selected chapters present a comprehensive picture that uncover the complex realities of suburbia. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field offering a new understanding of effective leadership practices and successful educational approaches to working with a changing population." --Andrea Honigsfeld, PhD, associate dean, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY,
"Change happens, including in the suburbs and in our suburban schools. Shelley Wepner and Diana Gómez have brought together an impressive group of leading scholars to highlight both the challenges and the great strengths that emerge when schools become more culturally and linguistically diverse. Educators will find a wealth of ideas and practical strategies for building on these strengths to offer equitable and effective education for all students in 21st century suburban schools." --Wayne E. Wright, PhD, professor and Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language, College of Education, Purdue University "This groundbreaking compilation addresses a topic that has for too long remained invisible in much educational policy: the increasing cultural and linguistic pluralism of suburban schools and neighborhoods. Of course, this demographic diversity is not invisible to the students themselves and the teachers, administrators, parents, and researchers who are advocating for their educational and life opportunities. Bringing together luminaries in the field that offer multiple perspectives but a shared commitment to equity, Wepner & Gómez help us understand "the changing suburbs" and inspire leadership and action." --H. Gerald Campano, associate professor, Literacy, Culture, and International Education Division, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA