Kids Don't Want to Fail : Oppositional Culture and the Black-White Achievement Gap /

Understanding the causes of the racial achievement gap in American education-and then addressing it with effective programs-is one of the most urgent problems communities and educators face. For many years, the most popular explanation for the achievement gap has been the "oppositional culture...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Angel L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2011]
Temas:
Academic achievement > United States.
African American students.
Educational equalization > United States.
Minorities > Education > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction to Oppositional Culture
  • 2. Discrimination and Barriers: Basis for Black Cynicism toward Schooling
  • 3. Origins of Youth Perceptions of Opportunity and Academic Investment
  • 4. Effects of Youth Perceptions of Opportunity on Academic Achievement
  • 5. Racial Differences in Academic Orientation of Youth
  • 6. Should Blacks Become Raceless to Improve Achievement?
  • 7. Shifting the Focus Away from Culture and toward Prior Skills
  • 8. Does Marginalization Equal Resistance to Schooling? A Class-Based Analysis
  • 9. Refocusing Understanding of Racial Differences in Academic Outcomes
  • Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Notes. References. Acknowledgements. Index.
  • Appendix A: Note of Caution about Testing
  • Appendix B: Sources of Data
  • Appendix C: Methodological Appendix
  • Appendix D: Description of Measures
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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