African American males in school and society : practices and policies for effective education / edited by Vernon C. Polite and James Earl Davis ; foreword by Edmund W. Gordon.
| Other author | Polite, Vernon C. |
| Other author | Davis, James Earl, 1960- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Teachers College Press, ©1999. |
| Description | xiii, 241 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Teaching Black males: lessons from the experts / Michele Foster and Tryphenia B. Peele -- The information rage: computers and young African American males / Bernard A. Carver -- The social construction of high-incidence disabilities: the effect on African American males / Beth Harry and Mary G. Anderson -- Identifying giftedness among African American males: recommendations for effective recruitment and retention / Donna Y. Ford, Tarek C. Grantham, and Deryl F. Bailey -- Who am I? The development of the African American male identity / Saladin K. Corbin and Robert L. Pruitt, II --Responsive teaching for African American male adolescents / Peter Murrell, Jr. -- Combating educational neglect in suburbia: African American males and mathematics / Vernon C. Polite -- An absence of a talented tenth / Joseph A. Hawkins -- Ebony men in the ivory tower: a policy perspective / M. Christopher Brown II -- What does gender have to do with the experiences of African American college men? / James Earl Davis. |
| Contents | African American achievement and socioeconomic collapse: alternative theories and empirical evidence / Patrick L. Mason -- African American males and the struggle toward responsible fatherhood / Vivian Gadsden and Phillip J. Bowman -- A cup that runneth over: personal reflections on the Black male experience / Vernon C. Polite. |
| Local note | Little-322424--305131027132S |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-221) and index. |
| LCCN | 99032817 |
| ISBN | 0807738700 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780807738702 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807738719 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780807738719 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC2731 .A34 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |