African American male students in preK-12 schools : informing research, policy, and practice /

African American Males in PreK-12 Schools: Informing Research, Practice, and Policy presents a comprehensive viewpoint on preK-12 schooling for African American males. Including theoretical, conceptual, and research based chapters, this edited volume offers readers compelling evidence of the educati...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Moore, James L., III (Editor)
Other Authors: Lewis, Chance W. 1972- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:United Kingdom : Emerald, 2014.
Ã2014
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in race and ethnicity in education ; Volume 2.
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Table of Contents:
  • Academic and psychosocial development of African American males in prek-12 settings
  • "Trying to find self": promoting excellence and building community among African American males
  • Raising African American boys: an exploration of parental educational practices and beliefs
  • Chutes and ladders: young African American males navigating potholes to achieve academic success
  • Perspectives on educational attainment among vulnerable African American male youth
  • A perfect storm: how pose, perception, and threat converge to perpetuate discriminatory discipline practices for black male students
  • Community violence as a mediator between African American adolescent males' personal challenges and antisocial behaviors
  • When federal law and state policies collide: African American boys are laden with momentous challenges
  • Creating a college-going culture for African American males in middle school: a blueprint for school counselors
  • Inside the black box: African American male students' educational experiences and outcomes as a result of participation in career and technical education
  • Closing the social studies achievement gap for African American males
  • Readers theater and the "receivement gap": the impact of theater-based instructional strategies on African American male's reading achievement
  • African American males and physical education
  • Race-gender inequality across residential and school contexts: what can policy do?