Raising Minority Academic Achievement
Author | : Donna Walker James |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Academic achievement |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Donna Walker James |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Academic achievement |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
This document summarizes 9 successful research projects, 14 local instructional programs, 3 national programs, and 3 private school programs concerning the increase in achievement of minority students. The results of the most effective research projects indicate that differences in leadership affect scholastic achievement; nonacademic black students are more affected by the academic standards of classes than by contact with white students; generative transformational grammar allows students to decipher messages; incorporating black heritage into the instruction of American history improves the performance of black students in segregated schools; lastly, computer-assisted instruction (CAI) improves the language arts, reading, and math skills of Spanish-speaking students. The local instructional programs were generally very successful, whereas the success of the national or federal programs was limited. For instance, Head Start provides only short-term achievement gains. An example of an effective private school program is that offered at the Lower East Side International Community School (New York), whose urban black fifth-grade students gained 3 years and 3 months in reading over a 1-year period. Included are a table of contents and a list of references. (RG)
Author | : North Carolina. General Assembly. Joint Legislative Commission on Improving the Academic Achievement of Minority and At-Risk Students |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Academic achievement |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David Johnson |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1997-07-28 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Although this country has a stake in educating its citizens well, for much of our history, we have not known in any scientific way what helps and what hinders the academic success of girls and minority group members. This book gives voice to four psychologists (Schofield, Slaughter-Defoe, Eccles, and Betz) who use scientific inquiry to understand what helps and what hinders the academic and life performance of minority students and girls. These are scientists who approach their subject matter with technical skill and personal passion to ask such questions as: What has desegregation accomplished? Can beneficial parent-child interactions be facilitated so as to improve school-related performance? Why are we seeing such low levels of achievement for girls and minorities in math and science? What stops women and minorities from choosing and completing majors in science and engineering? Each chapter represents an effort to communicate a vital area of scientific investigation to those in political life who could use that knowledge to formulate effective public policy. Near the end of each chapter are the questions that each of the authors was asked following the original briefing. These interchanges will show how policy makers begin to think about the use of scientific information in a political context.
Author | : Paul E. Barton |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Academic achievement |
ISBN | : 1428965327 |
Author | : Susan J. Paik |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2007-06-04 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0387446117 |
This book provides effective strategies that can be used to improve academic achievement and well-being of minority students. It examines, collectively, three cultural groups on themes related to diverse families, immigration issues, and teaching and learning. The book conceptualizes opportunities and challenges in working with minority children in the context of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. It is a must-have reference for anyone who works with children.
Author | : Freeman A. Hrabowski III |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2002-02-07 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0190284366 |
When Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males appeared in 1998, it was hailed as "a crucial book" (Baltimore Sun) and "undoubtedly one of the most important tools the African American parent can possess" (Kweisi Mfume, President NAACP). Now, in response to enormous demand, the authors turn their attention to African American young women. Statistics indicate that African American females, as a group, fare poorly in the United States. Many live in single-parent households-either as the single-parent mother or as the daughter. Many face severe economic hurdles. Yet despite these obstacles, some are performing at exceptional levels academically. Based on interviews with many of these successful young women and their families, Overcoming the Odds provides a wealth of information about how and why they have succeeded--what motivates them, how their backgrounds and family relationships have shaped them, even how it feels to be a high academic achiever. They also discuss the challenges of moving into African American womanhood, from maintaining self-esteem to making the right choices about their professional and personal lives. Most important, the book offers specific and inspiring examples of the practices, attitudes, and parenting strategies that have enabled these women to persevere and triumph. For parents, educators, policy makers, and indeed all those concerned about the education of young African American women, Overcoming the Odds is an invaluable guidebook on creating the conditions that lead to academic-and lifelong-success.
Author | : College Entrance Examination Board. National Task Force on Minority High Achievement |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Academic achievement |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sheryl J. Denbo |
Publisher | : Charles C Thomas Publisher |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0398083657 |
Improving Schools for African American Students is designed to provide educational leaders with a better understanding of how to recognize the diversity of strengths that Black students bring with them to school and how to use these strengths to improve achievement. The articles contained in this book discuss generic education issues such as policy reform, the importance of high quality teaching, and the improvement of schools from the perspective of the academic achievement of African American students. Part I explores institutional racism in the context of America's public schools and provides suggestions for educational leaders to eliminate harmful policies and practices within educational institutions and settings. Part II discusses the kinds of institutional and instructional changes that are needed to support successful schooling of African American children and youth. Part III focuses on the challenges presented to African American students by the current high stakes testing environment that surrounds standards, assessment, and accountability. A review of the literature on schools that have succeeded in improving achievement for African American students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels with districts moving towards narrowing the achievement gap is included. This text examines a wide variety of policies, programs, practices, and research that will provide valuable insight. The emphasis throughout the book is on the ability of educators to successfully restructure their schools, offer high quality teaching and learning standards for African American students and to make the kinds of changes that will result in high achievement for all students.
Author | : Cassandra Denise Covington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |