Education as My Agenda

Gertrude Williams, Race, and the Baltimore Public Schools

Autori

• J. Robinson

Serie

• Palgrave Studies in Oral History

Parametri

• 311 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Etnografia
• Pedagogia
• Scienze sociali
• Storia
• Storia del mondo

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

Gertrude Williams shares her journey through nearly five decades in Baltimore's public schools, highlighting her role as a powerful principal who confronted and overcame significant challenges. This oral memoir delves into her personal experiences growing up black in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and her education at Cheyney State Teachers College. Williams reflects on the evolution of urban public education since World War II, offering both critique and advocacy for a system she passionately served, while emphasizing the vital components of effective education.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2005

(In brossura)