What African American parents want educators to know / Gail L. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Gail L., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education.

African Americans.

African American parents--Attitudes.

African American parents.

Educational surveys--United States.

Educational surveys.

United States.

Physical Description:

xx, 209 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Summary:

Thompson has gathered feedback from African-American parents pertaining to their children's schooling experiences, the results of which can help improve the schooling experiences of African-American children nationwide.

Contents:

I. African American Parents/Guardians Discuss Their Children and Themselves 1

1. How Their Children Felt about School 3

2. Academic Problems 13

3. Literacy Issues 31

4. How African American Parents/Guardians Assisted Their Children Academically 47

5. Discipline, Suspension, and Expulsion 69

II. African American Parents/Guardians Discuss the Education System 83

6. Beliefs about Teachers 85

7. Course Work and Homework 103

8. Beliefs about Administrators 117

9. Improving the Public School System 127

III. African American Parents/Guardians Discuss Other Issues 141

10. Racism 143

11. School Safety 159

12. Peer Pressure and the Lure of Street Life 171

13. College 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-205) and index.

ISBN:

0897898931

OCLC:

50339428