Black student achievement : how much do family and school really matter? / William A. Sampson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sampson, William A., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education--Illinois--Evanston--Case studies.

African Americans.

Poor--Education--Illinois--Evanston--Case studies.

Poor.

Home and school--Illinois--Evanston--Case studies.

Home and school.

Academic achievement--Illinois--Evanston--Case studies.

Academic achievement.

Educational surveys--Illinois--Evanston.

Educational surveys.

Poor--Education.

African Americans--Education.

Illinois--Evanston.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 233 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002.

Summary:

Sampson's study of 12 poor Black families in a Chicago suburb focuses on the potential of families to do what generations of reform could not. Should appeal to anyone involved with public policy, racial, or social issues.

Contents:

1 The Problem 1

2 Research Methods 13

3 Family and the Average Student 25

4 Family and the High Achiever 63

5 Family and the Low Achiever 129

6 Findings and Analysis: So, What Do We Know? 181

7 Theoretical and Public Policy Concerns: So, What Do We Do? 193.

Notes:

"A Scarecrow Education book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index.

ISBN:

0810844028

0810842955

OCLC:

48951302