Strengthening the African American educational pipeline [[electronic resource] ] : informing research, policy, and practice / / edited by Jerlando F. L. Jackson ; foreword by Gloria Ladson-Billings

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452313403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007
• ISBN: 0-7914-8064-X; 1-4294-6572-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JacksonJerlando F. L. <1973->
• Disciplina: 378.1/982996073
• Soggetti: African Americans - Education (Higher); Educational equalization - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Strengthening the African American Educational Pipeline""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: A Systematic Analysis of theAfrican American Educational Pipeline to Inform Research, Policy, and Practice""; ""Part 1. Pre-Kâ€?12 Schools""; ""1. The Forgotten Link: The Salience of Pre-Kâ€?12 Education andCulturally Responsive Pedagogy in Creating Access to Higher Education for African American Students""; ""2. Teaching in “Hard to Teach inâ€? Contexts African American Teachers Uniquely Positioned in the African American Educational Pipeline""; ""3. Bringing the Gifts That Our Ancestors Gave: Continuing the Legacy of Excellence in African American School Leadership""""Part II. Higher Education""; ""4. Descriptive Analysis of African American Studentsâ€? Involvement in College: Implications for Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals""; ""5. The Status of African American Faculty in the Academy: Where Do we Go from Here?""; ""6. A National Progress Report of African Americans in the Administrative Workforce in Higher Education""; ""Part III. Social Influences""; ""7. Securing the Ties That Bind: Community Involvement and the Educational Success of African American Children and Youth""""8. How African American FamiliesCan Facilitate the AcademicAchievement of ; Their Children: Implications for Family-Based Interventions""; ""9. Addressing the Achievement Gap in Education with the Use of Technology: A Proposed Solution for African American Students""; ""Conclusion: Reconceptualizing theAfrican American Educational Pipeline: New Perspectives from a Systematic Analysis""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""