African American education : a reference handbook / Cynthia L. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Cynthia L.

Series:

Contemporary education issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

African Americans.

African Americans--Education.

History.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 294 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2001.

Summary:

The reference source on contemporary American education, with jargon-free analysis of controversial topics and on-going debates.

The little red schoolhouse is no more. Today, sophisticated educational methods and fractious debate reflect an educational system as big and diverse as America itself. Contemporary Education Issues provides the much-need perspective to make sense of an educational system as big and diverse and dynamic as America itself.

Tackling topics from teacher training to special education, the series covers classroom, courthouse, and Congress with balanced perspective and thorough, no-holds-barred analyses that make sense of American education from preschool to college.

No other reference set on the subject offers so much, whether for the student looking into a topic for the first time or the seasoned scholar looking for research resources.

Contents:

Chapter 1 American and African American Education: A Framework 1

Education in the United States 1

Who Controls Education? 2

Governmental Control 2

Regional Accreditation 4

Educational Opportunities 5

The Coleman Report 5

Affirmative Action 6

Education's Assault on Poverty 7

Head Start Programs 8

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I 8

School Reform Movement 9

National School Reform 9

One State's Education Reform Response 10

Higher Education 13

Higher Education Reform Movement 14

One State's Higher Education Reform 15

African American Education: An Overview 16

African American Opinions on African American Education 16

Status and Condition of African American Education 22

Postsecondary Educational Attainment of African Americans 29

African American Public School Employment 31

Resource Interview with Douglas V. Davidson 32

Chapter 2 Chronology of African American Education 47

Chapter 3 African American Schooling 59

African American Schooling Experiences 60

Curriculum and Instruction 61

Curriculum 61

Two Curricula Models 62

Instruction 63

African American Students and Testing 64

Tests and Their Uses 64

The Bell Curve 65

Public School Resource Interviews 68

Edward M. Harris 69

Janice B. Henry 77

Schooling Options for African American Students 88

Schooling Options Resource Interviews 89

Vivien Davenport 89

Derrick L. Moite 101

Additional Schooling Options 104

African American Immersion Schools 104

Supplementary Programs 105

Chapter 4 Historically Black Colleges and Universities 107

HBCUs: An Overview 108

HBCUs Defined 109

Accomplishments and Challenges of HBCUs 128

Accomplishments 128

Challenges 129

HBCUs and Desegregation 131

Organizations Established to Assist HBCUs 134

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education 134

National HBCU Faculty Development Network 134

Office for the Advancement of Public Black Colleges 134

United Negro College Fund 135

White House Initiative on HBCUs 135

HBCU Resource Interviews 136

Arthur E. Thomas 136

Linette P. Fox 147

Two Programs Designed to Assist HBCUs 156

The Historically Minority Universities Bioscience and Biotechnology Program Initiative 157

The Union Institute HBCU Initiative 165

HBCUs as Cultural and Historical Repositories 171

Chapter 5 Legal Influences on African American Education 173

Presidential Executive Orders 174

U.S. Constitutional Amendments 174

Legislative Acts 175

Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court 177

Chapter 6 Organizations, Associations, Schools, and Government Agencies 201

Accrediting Organizations 201

Higher Education Advocacy Associations 202

Immersion Schools and Supplementary Programs 203

Museums 203

National Organizations 204

Organizations Established to Assist HBCUs 206

Panhellenic Organizations 207

Professional Associations 208

Research Centers 209

Chapter 7 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources 213

Articles, Books, and Reports 213

Journals 235

Periodicals 236

Nonprint Resources 236

Internet 236

Television 237

Videos 238

Appendix Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Irreplaceable National Treasure / Arthur E. Thomas, Robert L. Green 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

157607269X

1576075664

OCLC:

45784177