Vilma Seeberg

Family Engagement in Black Students' Academic Success

Achievement and Resistance in an American Suburban School

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Produktbeschreibung

This timely volume presents powerful stories told by Black families and students who have successfully negotiated a racially fraught, affluent, and diverse suburban school district in America, to illustrate how they have strategically contested sanctioned racist practices and forged a path for students to achieve a high-quality education.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9780367721770
• ISBN-10: 0367721775
• Artikelnr.: 61356323

Autorenporträt

Vilma Seeberg is associate professor emerita in international/multicultural education at Kent State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Context, Purpose and Overview of The Book 1. Perspectives on
The Education of Black American Students 2. Our Families, Schools, And
Approach to The Study 3. Families' and Students' Engagement 4. One Family
Tells Its Story 5. Negotiating the Schools: Achievements and Asymmetries 6.
Moving on Up to The Suburbs 7. Perceptions of Teacher Expectations 8. How
Black Americans Achieved Success in A Racially Fraught, Highly Competitive
Suburban School: Summary of Findings and Discussion 9. Toward Equity in
Educational Opportunity and Outcome, Conclusion, Implications,
Recommendations Epilogue Appendix A: Participant and School District
DemographicsAppendix B: Interview Protocol Appendix C: Racial Achievement
Disparity