Rites of passage : a program for high school African American males / Shirley R. Butler Derge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler-Derge, Shirley R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American teenage boys--Education.

African American teenage boys.

African American teenage boys--Life skills guides.

Success in adolescence--United States.

Success in adolescence.

United States.

Genre:

Life skills guides.

Physical Description:

x, 57 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2009]

Summary:

In this book, Dr. Shirley R. Butler-Derge examines Rites of Passage programs and whether they are an effective and necessary educational tool to improve academic performance and self-confidence among male African American high school students-a demographic group that has statistically struggled in both standardized testing results and grade point averages. Dr. Shirley R. Butler-Derge provides commentary on the effectiveness of these programs as well as some necessary components that must be incorporated when developing and implementing Rites of Passage programs.

During her twenty-five successful years as a teacher, author, lecturer, and publisher, Dr. Shirley R. Butler-Derge has received the following awards: Most Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from the Wisconsin-Bell/Ameritech, Most Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year Award from Metropolitan Milwaukee Alliance of Black School Educators (MMABSE), and the Black Excellence Award for Teaching from the Milwaukee Times and Channel 6. With her warm personality and great sense of humor, Dr. Butler-Derge has the ability to tap into her students inner gifts and instill in them a life-long passion for learning. She has written numerous innovative curriculum textbooks, as well as urban classroom plays and ethnic poetry books. She has a doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction and is the founder and principal of an urban private high school, the Nzingha Institute of Creative Learning for Living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Background to Education for African American Males in High School in Milwaukee Public School 1

Description of the Context 1

Problem Statement 2

Grade Point Averages 2

Standardized Tests 3

History and Scope of the Problem 4

Problem Significance 8

Objectives 8

2 Implementation of Effective School Program Browne Junior High School Rites of Passage 10

Goal(s) Methods 10

Modules of Instruction 11

Retreat 14

The Initiation Ceremony 14

Induction Ceremony 15

Merit/Demerit System 15

Results 16

3 Implementation: Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School 18

Identification of the Problem 18

Rites of Passage Program 19

Definition 20

Mission Statement 21

Eligible 21

Selection Process 21

Student/Parent Contract 21

Goals/Objective(s) 22

Location 22

Duration/Evaluation 22

Activities 23

History of our People 23

Follow-Up Reading: Orally Read by the Instructors 25

Daily Journal Writing 26

Cultural Awareness 27

National Black College Tour 28

Peer Tutoring/Mentors 28

Method Used to Measure Progress: Pre/Post test & Staff Survey: (Berry, 1994, p. 70) 28

Sample Questions 28

Study Skills 29

Summer Enrichment School 29

Evaluation: Pre & Post Survey 29

Uniform Dress 30

Mother/Father (Significant Female & Male) and Daughter/Son Banquet 30

Retreat/Camping/Fishing 30

Merit/Demerit System 31

Merit/Demerit Points 31

4 Naming Ceremony 32

The Initiation Ceremony 32

Induction Ceremony 33

Evaluation/Conclusion 33.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-54) and index.

ISBN:

0761843205

9780761843207

OCLC:

256529537