Strengthening the African American educational pipeline : informing research, policy, and practice / edited by Jerlando F. L. Jackson ; foreword by Gloria Ladson-Billings.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Jerlando F. L., 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education (Higher).

African Americans.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the most comprehensive books examining the experiences of African Americans throughout the educational enterprise.

Contents:

""Strengthening the African American Educational Pipeline""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: A Systematic Analysis of theAfrican American Educational Pipeline to Inform Research, Policy, and Practice""; ""Part 1. Pre-K�12 Schools""; ""1. The Forgotten Link: The Salience of Pre-K�12 Education andCulturally Responsive Pedagogy in Creating Access to Higher Education for African American Students""; ""2. Teaching in “Hard to Teach in� Contexts African American Teachers Uniquely Positioned in the African American Educational Pipeline""

""3. Bringing the Gifts That Our Ancestors Gave: Continuing the Legacy of Excellence in African American School Leadership""""Part II. Higher Education""; ""4. Descriptive Analysis of African American Students� Involvement in College: Implications for Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals""; ""5. The Status of African American Faculty in the Academy: Where Do we Go from Here?""; ""6. A National Progress Report of African Americans in the Administrative Workforce in Higher Education""; ""Part III. Social Influences""

""7. Securing the Ties That Bind: Community Involvement and the Educational Success of African American Children and Youth""""8. How African American FamiliesCan Facilitate the AcademicAchievement of Their Children: Implications for Family-Based Interventions""; ""9. Addressing the Achievement Gap in Education with the Use of Technology: A Proposed Solution for African American Students""; ""Conclusion: Reconceptualizing theAfrican American Educational Pipeline: New Perspectives from a Systematic Analysis""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""

""I""""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791480649

079148064X

9781429465724

1429465727

OCLC:

123417664