The challenge of working with high achieving children in the ordinary school is of central importance in raising standards overall. This book concentrates on the ways in which teachers themselves can be the ultimate classroom resource.[...]

Diversity in U.S. Mass Media offers comprehensive coverage of the evolution and myriad issues surrounding portrayals of social groups within the mass media of the United States. Issues addressed include representations of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and class in films, te[...]