About the cover ART FOREWORD-jack McKay Acknowledgements Introduction CHAPTER ONE: Personal exploration How do you define yourself culturally? establishing a frame of reference ABC''s of cultural understanding and communication chapter two: creating a definition of urban graffiti wall sphere of influence within the social context definitions of urban based on population definitions of urban based on social context broadening the definition of urban moving beyond a single story of urban schools chapter three: the social context of children and families in urban environments case study 3.1: the story of amie maslow''s identification of human needs poverty mural the complexities of poverty case study 3.2: the bank street school CHAPTER four: stages of cognitive dissonance: Internal reflections stages of cognitive dissonance related to urban schools creating the felt need a kwl chart on urban schools shifting from apprehension to appreciation culture walks moving beyond the deficit approach common scenarios CHAPTER five: stages of cognitive dissonance: external implications value line part one closing the gaps value line part two teaching for social justice teaching for social justice gallery walk CHAPTER six: transforming knowledge into action teachers as activists imagining a socially just classroom personal sphere of influence model identifying elements in your personal sphere of influence CHAPTER seven: translating theory into action case study 7.1: Ruby bridges INDEX about the authorsgnitive dissonance related to urban schools creating the felt need a kwl chart on urban schools shifting from apprehension to appreciation culture walks moving beyond the deficit approach common scenarios CHAPTER five: stages of cognitive dissonance: external implications value line part one closing the gaps value line part two teaching for social justice teaching for social justice gallery walk CHAPTER six: transforming knowledge into action teachers as activists imagining a socially just classroom personal sphere of influence model identifying elements in your personal sphere of influence CHAPTER seven: translating theory into action case study 7.1: Ruby bridges INDEX about the authorsgnitive dissonance related to urban schools creating the felt need a kwl chart on urban schools shifting from apprehension to appreciation culture walks moving beyond the deficit approach common scenarios CHAPTER five: stages of cognitive dissonance: external implications value line part one closing the gaps value line part two teaching for social justice teaching for social justice gallery walk CHAPTER six: transforming knowledge into action teachers as activists imagining a socially just classroom personal sphere of influence model identifying elements in your personal sphere of influence CHAPTER seven: translating theory into action case study 7.1: Ruby bridges INDEX about the authorsgnitive dissonance related to urban schools creating the felt need a kwl chart on urban schools shifting from apprehension to appreciation culture walks moving beyond the deficit approach common scenarios CHAPTER five: stages of cognitive dissonance: external implications value line part one closing the gaps value line part two teaching for social justice teaching for social justice gallery walk CHAPTER six: transforming knowledge into action teachers as activists imagining a socially just classroom personal sphere of influence model identifying elements in your personal sphere of influence CHAPTER seven: translating theory into action case study 7.1: Ruby bridges INDEX about the authorsting from apprehension to appreciation culture walks moving beyond the deficit approach common scenarios CHAPTER five: stages of cognitive dissonance: external implications value line part one closing the gaps value line part two teaching for social justice teaching for social justice gallery walk CHAPTER six: transforming knowledge into action teachers as activists imagining a socially just classroom personal sphere of influence model identifying elements in your personal sphere of influence CHAPTER seven: translating theory into action case study 7.1: Ruby bridges INDEX about the authors.