Black boys apart : racial uplift and respectability in all-male public schools /

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"While single-sex public schools face much criticism, many Black communities see in them a great promise: that they can remedy a crisis for their young men. Black Boys Apart reveals triumphs, hope, and heartbreak at two all-male schools, a public high school and a charter high school, drawing o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blume Oeur, Freeden, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]
Subjects:
African American boys > Education > Social aspects.
African American boys > Social conditions.
Single-sex schools > United States.
Sex differences in education > United States.
Garçons noirs américains > Éducation > Aspect social.
Garçons noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Écoles non mixtes > États-Unis.
Différences entre sexes en éducation > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African American boys > Social conditions
Sex differences in education
Single-sex schools
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Reform, Respectability, and the Crisis of Young Black Men
  • A Tale of Two (Neoliberal) Schools: The Origins of Perry High and Northside Academy
  • Contradictory Discourses: Separating Boys and Girls
  • Teaching Black Boys: From Cultural Relevance to Culturally Irrelevant Latin
  • Black Male Belonging: Race Leadership, Role-Modeling, and Brotherhood
  • Heroic Family Men and Ambitious Entrepreneurs: The Making of Black Men
  • Conclusion: Hoping and Hustling Together
  • Appendix: Interview and Student Data.

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