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Improving Schools for African American Students [electronic resource] : A Reader for Educational Leaders
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Denbo, Sheryl L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic achievement--United States.
- African Americans--Education.
- Educational equalization--United States.
- African Americans--Education--United States.
- African Americans.
- Academic achievement.
- Educational equalization.
- Local Subjects:
- Academic achievement--United States.
- African Americans--Education.
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Improving Schools for African American Students is designed to provide educational leaders with a better understanding of how to recognize the diversity of strengths that Black students bring with them to school and how to use these strengths to improve achievement. The articles contained in this book discuss generic education issues such as policy reform, the importance of high quality teaching, and the improvement of schools from the perspective of the academic achievement of African American students. Part I explores institutional racism in the context of America's public schools and provid
- Contents:
- IMPROVING SCHOOLS FORAFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS; CONTENTS; Part I RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM; Article 2 WHY CAN'T WE CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP?; Article 4 THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF AFRICAN; Article 5 SPECIAL EDUCATION: WHAT CAN BE DONE?; Article 6 INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT; Article 7 A NO-EXCUSES APPROACH TO CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP; Article 8 TALENT DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL DEEP; Article 9 BUT THAT'S JUST GOOD TEACHING!; Article 10 AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER'S GUIDE; Article 12 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND LITERACY:
- Article 13 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND LITERACY:Article 14 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN; Part III ACHIEVING RESULTS; Article 15 THE AUTHENTIC STANDARDS MOVEMENT; Article 17 THE INVOLVEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANFAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES; Article 18 HIGH-ACHIEVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; Article 19 MIDDLE SCHOOLS:; Article 20 MAKING HIGH SCHOOLS WORK; Article 21 DISTRICT-WIDE SYSTEMIC REFORM:; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08365-7
- OCLC:
- 689997379
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