Black and brown
Subtitle: race, ethnicity, and school preparation
By: William A. Sampson.
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Children of minorities -- Education -- Illinois -- Evanston -- Case studies; Poor children -- Education -- Illinois -- Evanston -- Case studies; Education -- Parent participation -- Illinois -- Evanston -- Case studies; Home and school -- Illinois -- Evanston -- Case studies; Academic achievement -- Illinois -- Evanston -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "In Black and Brown: Race, Ethinicity, and School Preparation, William Sampson examines the role of the family in the school-preparation process among poor blacks and Latinos. The text is based on data collected during intense, long-term observations of 21 disadvantaged minority students and families in their homes within the same community."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index.
Table of contents: title: School preparation among the disadvantaged; title: Research methods : the Evanston study; title: Family analysis for multiple student families; title: School preparation and the above-average student; title: School preparation and the average achievers; title: School preparation and the low achievers; title: Do schools really matter?; title: So what does it mean?.