| Description |
xx, 296 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cultural issues in comprehensive school reform / Robert Cooper, Will J. Jordan -- Developing the talents of African American male students during the nonschool hours / Olatokunbo S. Fashola -- Trouble with black boys: The role and influence of environmental and cultural factors on the academic performance of African American males / Pedro A. Noguera -- Teachers' perceptions and expectations and the black-white test score gap / Ronald F. Ferguson -- Early schooling and academic achievement of African American males / James Earl Davis -- What's happening to the boys? Early high school experiences and school outcomes among African American male adolescents in Chicago / Melissa Roderick -- Black males' structural conditions, achievement patterns, normative needs, and "opportunities" / Dena Phillips Swanson, Michael Cunningham, Margaret Beale Spencer -- Athletics, academics, and African American males / Jomills Henry Braddock II. |
| Subject |
African American men -- Education.
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African American students -- Social conditions.
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Urban schools.
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| Added Author |
Fashola, Olatokunbo S.
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| ISBN |
1412914345 (pbk.) |
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9781412914345 (pbk.) |
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1412914337 (cloth) |
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9781412914338 (cloth) |
| Standard No. |
IG# 1412914337 |
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IG# 1412914345 |
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