Title: Black students and school failure :
Authors: Irvine, Jacqueline Jordan.
Date: 1990
Publisher: Greenwood Press,
Physical description: xxiii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: L
Abstract: Research findings by the National Commission on Excellence, the Children's Defense Fund, and the College Board, among others, suggest that much work remains to be done to upgrade the educational experience and performance of the fastest growing segment of the American school population, blacks and other minorities. This country's survival and strength will ultimately depend on the quality of education given to this important group that has been systematically and effectively excluded from the benefits of educational opportunity. Without these benefits, blacks and other minorities will never achieve economic independence, and the self-perpetuating cycle of poor school achievement, poverty, and teen parenthood will grind on relentlessly. This important study addresses the many facets of this complex problem by explicating its many roots, assessing strengths and weaknesses inherent in the present system, and proposing strategies for dynamic changes.
Contents: Prescriptive beliefs versus descriptive practices : The societal and institutional contexts -- Cultural synchronization -- Teacher expectations -- Research on teacher-student interactions : Effects of student race, gender, and grade level -- Effective strategies for committed educators -- Implications for training and staff development -- Conclusion : Changing schools for future challenges.
Subject headings (LCSH): African American students--Economic conditions.; African American students--Social conditions.; African Americans--Education.; Teacher-student relationships--United States.