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Summary
In this ground-breaking book, noted scholars/educators respond to the persistent, pervasive and disproportionate underachievement of African-American students in public schools. In the process, they illustrate various aspects of the dilemma with a wide range of views and address the complexity of the topic by including a consideration of the factors that impact upon the academic achievement of African-American students. Lomotey considers the implications for research, policy and practice related to African-American academic achievement.
"It is creatively put together. Stylistically the writing is neither pessimistic or oppressive. There is an excellent admixture of authors to include seasoned veterans, younger scholars and former practitioners. Developmentally the work builds progressively from problem identification, to factors affecting achievement, to limitations of achievement measures, to programs that work. The importance attached to schooling of 'at-risk' youngsters, of which African-American youngsters are a part, is one of the crucial issues on the national political agenda today." -- Carol Camp Yeakey, University of Virginia
Kofi Lomotey is Assistant Professor of Educational Administration in the Department of Educational Organization, Administration and Policy at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors
Preface
Introduction Kofi Lomotey Part One — Problem Identification
1. An Interview With Booker Peek Kofi Lomotey
2. The State of African-American Education Faustine C. Jones-Wilson
Part Two — Factors Affecting Academic Achievement
3. Changing an Urban School: Problems of Capacity and Power James R. Bliss and Margarida C. Carrasco
4. Combatting Deculturalization of the African-American Child in the Public School System: A Multicultural Approach Felix Boateng
5. Policy Failure in Urban Schools: How Teachers Respond to Increased Accountability For Students Mwalimu J. Shujaa
6. Helping Black Children Succeed: The Significance of Some Social Factors Norris M. Haynes and James Comer
7. Literacy and Schooling in Subordinate Cultures: The Case of Black Americans John U. Ogbu
Part Three — Limitations of Academic Achievement Measures
8. Limitations of Current Academic Achievement Measures Asa G. Hilliard, Ill
9. Standardized Test Scores and the Black College Environment Jacqueline Fleming Part Four — Programs That Work
10. The Madison Elementary School: A Turnaround Case Barbara A. Sizemore
11. Qualities Shared by African-American Principals in Effective Schools: A Preliminary Analysis Kofi Lomotey
12. African-American Achievement: A Research Agenda Emphasizing Independent Schools Joan Davis Ratteray
13. Visions for Children: Educating Black Children in the Context of Their Culture Janice Hale-Benson
