The color of mind : why the origins of the achievement gap matter for justice /

"American students vary in educational achievement, but white students in general typically have better test scores and grades than black students. Why is this the case, and what can school leaders do about it? In The Color of Mind, Derrick Darby and John L. Rury answer these pressing questions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Darby, Derrick, 1967- (Autor), Rury, John L., 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Colección:History and philosophy of education.
Temas:
African Americans > Education > United States.
Educational equalization > United States.
Academic achievement > Social aspects > United States.
Discrimination in education > United States.
Social justice > United States.
Noirs américains > Éducation > États-Unis.
Démocratisation de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
Discrimination en éducation > États-Unis.
Justice sociale > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
Academic achievement > Social aspects.
African Americans > Education.
Discrimination in education.
Educational equalization.
Social justice.
Bildungswesen
Bildung
Schwarze
Diskriminierung
Chancengleichheit
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: What school leaders need to know
  • The racial achievement gap
  • The color of mind: constructing racial differences in intellect, character, and conduct
  • The color of schooling: constructing the racial achievement gap
  • Voices of dissent: dispelling an inglorious fallacy
  • "A tangle of pathology": the color of mind takes a cultural turn
  • What schools cannot fix: poverty, inequality, and segregation
  • Old poison in new bottles: how the color of mind thrives in schools and affects achievement
  • Why we sort kids in school
  • Unjust schools: why the origins of the achievement gap matter.

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