Experiencing Diversity

Susanna W. Pflaum began teaching in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1959 and has taught Grades 3, 4, and 6 as well as undergraduate- and graduate-level teacher education in various locations. She earned degrees at Radcliffe College (AB), the Harvard Graduate School of Education (MEd), and Florida State University (PhD). She was a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Professor and Dean of the School of Education at Queens College CUNY; Dean of the Graduate School, Bank Street School of Education; Fulbright Professor in Namibia, Africa; and full- and part-time faculty at Vermont College. She authored The Development of Language and Literacy in Young Children, edited Aspects of Reading Education, and coedited two Corwin books, Experiencing Diversity: Toward Educational Equity and Celebrating Diverse Voices: Progressive Education and Equity. She is the author and coauthor of thirty-five articles and chapters. She has led workshops and given many presen­tations over the past forty-five years. Recently, she cofounded a nonprofit organization that works to support African projects for vulnerable and AIDS-orphaned children, CHABHA: Children Affected by HIV/AIDS.

• Community Education and Education for Community - Colin GreerA Different Perspective on Educational Inequality - Stanley AronowitzTalking Back - Steven GoodmanThe Portrait of a Student Documentary on School InequityBeyond Difference - John WolfeToward Inclusion and EquityBilingual Education - Olga RomeroA Double-edged Sword in the Struggle for Equity`I Will Have a Child in My Class With Two Moms, Two Lesbians. What Do You Know About This?′ - Elaine Wickens and Steven SchultzStriving for Equity in Mathematics Education - Barbara Dubitsky with Phyllis Eilenfeldt, Linda Metnetsky and Michelle MoralesBreaking Labels and Breaking Promises - David PenbergThe Liberty Partnership at Bank Street College: 1989-93Talking About Equity and Excellence - Herbert KohlShifting the Paradigm - Herb RosenfeldYou Must Have a Dream to Build a School`Did You Notice That They Didn′t Eat?′ Power and Culture in Ethnographic Evaluation Research - Nancy Barnes