His research addresses urban education and urban sociology in the context of school processes that promote high achievement among African American students, and other underserved minority student populations. In doing so, his research also examines the broader connections between urban school districts, globalization processes and the internationalization of education in urban schools. He is co-editor of th book, Global Issues in Education: Pedagogy, Policy, Practice, and the Minority Experience, and co-author of Curriculum Violence: America's New Civil Rights Issue.