Going to School : The African-American Experience.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION by Kofi Lomotey -- PART ONE: PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION -- 1. An Interview with Booker Peek by Kofi Lomotey -- 2. The State of African-American Education by Faustine C. Jones-Wilson -- PART TWO: FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT -- 3. Changing an Urban School: Problems of Capacity and Power by James R. Bliss and Magarida C. Carrasco -- 4. Combatting Deculturalization of the African-American Child in the Public School System: A Multicultural Approach by Felix Boating -- 5. Policy Failure in Urban Schools: How Teachers Respond to Increased Accountability for Students by Mwalimu J. Shujaa -- 6. Helping Black Children Succeed: The Significance of Some Social Factors by Norris M. Haynes and James P. Comer -- 7. Literacy and Schooling in Subordinate Cultures: The Case of Black Americans by John U. Ogbu -- PART THREE: LIMITATIONS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES -- 8. Limitations of Current Academic Achievement Measures by Asa G. Hillard, III -- 9. Standardized Test Scores and the Black College Environment by Jacqueline Fleming -- PART FOUR: PROGRAMS THAT WORK -- 10. The Madison Elementary School: A Turnaround Case by Barbara A. Sizemore -- 11. Qualities Shared by African-American Principals in Effective Schools: A Preliminary Analysis by Kofi Lomotey -- 12. African-American Achievement: A Research Agenda Emphasizing Independent Schools by Joan Davis Ratteray -- 13. Visions for Children: Educating Black Children in the Context of Their Culture by Janice Hale-Benson -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U.

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