1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464299003321

Autore

Buck Stuart

Titolo

Acting White : The Ironic Legacy of Desegregation / / Stuart Buck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

1-282-54348-2

9786612543487

0-300-16313-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

371.829/96073

Soggetti

African American students

School integration - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Minorities - Education - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Does "Acting White" Occur? -- 2. Why Should We Care? How Peers Affect the Achievement Gap -- 3. The History of Black Education in America -- 4. What Were Black Schools Like? -- 5. The Closing of Black Schools -- 6. The Loss of Black Teachers and Principals -- 7. The Rise of Tracking -- 8. When Did "Acting White" Arise? -- 9. Where Do We Go from Here? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Commentators from Bill Cosby to Barack Obama have observed the phenomenon of black schoolchildren accusing studious classmates of "acting white." How did this contentious phrase, with roots in Jim Crow-era racial discord, become a part of the schoolyard lexicon, and what does it say about the state of racial identity in the American system of education?The answer, writes Stuart Buck in this frank and thoroughly researched book, lies in the complex history of desegregation. Although it arose from noble impulses and was to the overall benefit of the nation, racial desegegration was often implemented in a way that



was devastating to black communities. It frequently destroyed black schools, reduced the numbers of black principals who could serve as role models, and made school a strange and uncomfortable environment for black children, a place many viewed as quintessentially "white."Drawing on research in education, history, and sociology as well as articles, interviews, and personal testimony, Buck reveals the unexpected result of desegregation and suggests practical solutions for making racial identification a positive force in the classroom.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480708803321

Autore

Epstein Richard L. <1947->

Titolo

Initial segments of degrees below 0' / / Richard L. Epstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1981]

©1981

ISBN

1-4704-0648-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Collana

Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, , 0065-9266 ; ; volume 30, number 241 (March 1981)

Disciplina

510 s

511.3

Soggetti

Recursion theory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Volume 30 ... (second of 3 numbers)."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER 1: â??* D(<0')""; ""Motivation""; ""Construction""; ""Order of Proof""; ""Limit Lemmas""; ""T*[sub(e)]""; ""The S-O nature of T*[sub(e)]""; ""Constructive Computation Lemma (on the odds)""; ""Corollaries""; ""CHAPTER 2: Ï?+1 â??* D(<0')""; ""A. Introduction""; ""B. â??* D(<0')""; ""C. Ï?+1 â??* D(<0')""; ""D. Corollaries""; ""CHAPTER 3: THE JOIN TECHNIQUE BELOW HIGH R.E. DEGREES""; ""Introduction""; ""A. The join for an r.e. degree below a high r.e. degree""; ""B. Complements for r.e. degrees below a high r.e. degree""

""CHAPTER 4: JOINS AND Ï?+1 â??* D(<0')""""A. Simple joins""; ""B. Corollary: functions â??[sub(T)] 0(sup(2)]) and joins""; ""APPENDIX A:



ARITHMETIC â?¡ D(<0')""; ""APPENDIX B: CORRECTIONS TO DEGREES OF UNSOLVABILITY AND TO MINIMAL DEGREES""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""