African American students in urban schools : critical issues and solutions for achievement /
"African American Students in Urban Schools offers readers a critical yet comprehensive examination of the issues affecting African American students' outcomes in urban school systems and beyond. Across disciplines including teacher education, higher education, and more, chapters use theor...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
[2012]
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| Series: | Educational psychology (New York, N.Y.) ;
v. 4. |
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| Summary: | "African American Students in Urban Schools offers readers a critical yet comprehensive examination of the issues affecting African American students' outcomes in urban school systems and beyond. Across disciplines including teacher education, higher education, and more, chapters use theoretical and conceptual analysis and research-based evidence to examine the unique challenges facing urban African American students and illustrate what can be done to help. This book will enable readers to better understand many of the complex and multifaceted dilemmas faced by today's urban school systems and will motivate readers to make a commitment to improve urban schools for the betterment of African American students."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 328 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781433106873 1433106876 9781433106866 1433106868 9781453908129 1453908129 |
| ISSN: | 1943-8109 ; |