Books in the Research on African American Education series

A discussion of the contributions made by African Americans to public and private black schools in the USA in the 19th and 20th centuries. It suggests that cultural capital from African American communities may be important for closing the gap in the funding of black schools in the 21st century.

A discussion of the contributions made by African Americans to public and private black schools in the USA in the 19th and 20th centuries. It suggests that cultural capital from African American communities may be important for closing the gap in the funding of black schools in the 21st century.

The failure of American education to achieve racial diversity has resulted from the inability of officials to disentangle the complex definitions that have emerged in a post-segregated society. This book examines the role of language post-Brown v Board of Education and the effects of that language on educational policy and practice.

Helps you develop an understanding of the influence of social dynamics on the educational opportunities of high school students of color in the urban setting of California's Los Angeles area. This book examines how students' backgrounds, high school experiences and own agency shape their college preparation processes and postsecondary aspirations.

Helps you develop an understanding of the influence of social dynamics on the educational opportunities of high school students of color in the urban setting of California's Los Angeles area. This book examines how students' backgrounds, high school experiences and own agency shape their college preparation processes and postsecondary aspirations.

Focuses on contemporary and critical topics of debate that educators face in American educational settings. The book's distinctiveness rests on its Socratic approach to the content. Each chapter begins with the examination of an issue of interest and concludes with a series of related questions.

Part of the ""Research on African American Education"" series, this text is divided into three parts: teaching, learning and school achievement; school and political context; and post-secondary schooling and education.

Part of the ""Research on African American Education"" series, this text is divided into three parts: teaching, learning and school achievement; school and political context; and post-secondary schooling and education.