Family engagement in black students' academic success : achievement and resistance in an American suburban school /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Seeberg, Vilma (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:	Routledge research in race and ethnicity in education.
Subjects:	African American children > Education > Ohio > Shaker Heights. Education > Parent participation > Ohio > Shaker Heights. African American students > Family relationships > Ohio > Shaker Heights. Academic achievement > Ohio > Shaker Heights. Educational equalization > Ohio > Shaker Heights. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Context, purpose and overview of the book
Perspectives on the education of black American students
Our families, schools, and approach to the study
Families' and students' engagement
One family tells its story
Negotiating the schools : achievements and asymmetries
Moving on up to the suburbs
Perceptions of teacher expectations
How black Americans achieved success in a racially fraught, highly competitive suburban school : summary of findings and discussion
Toward equity in educational opportunity and outcome, conclusion, implications, recommendations.