Educating African American males : voices from the field /: voices from the field. ([2005])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Olatokunbo S. Fashola.
• Editors: Fashola, Olatokunbo S
• Contents: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Editor""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Chapter 1 -- Cultural Issues in Comprehensive School Reform""; ""Chapter 2 -- Developing the Talents of African American Male Students During the Nonschool Hours""; ""Chapter 3 -- The Trouble with Black Boys: The Role and Influence of Environmental and Cultural Factors on the Academic Performance of African American Males""; ""Chapter 4 -- Teachersâ€? Perceptions and Expectations and the Black-White Test Score Gap"" ""Chapter 5 -- Early Schooling and Academic Achievement of African American Males""""Chapter 6 -- Whatâ€?s Happening to the Boys? Early High School Experiences and School Outcomes among African American Male Adolescents in Chicago""; ""Chapter 7 -- Black Malesâ€? Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunitiesâ€?""; ""Chapter 8 -- Athletics, Academics, and African American Males""; ""Chapter 9 -- Conclusion""; ""Index""
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, a Sage Publications Company
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.829/96073; African American men -- Education; African American students -- Social conditions; Urban schools -- United States; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; African American men -- Education; African American students -- Social conditions; Urban schools; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452213613; 1452213615
• Related ISBNs: 97814129143389781412914345
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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