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Ogbu John U |
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Titolo |
Black American students in an affluent suburb : a study of academic disengagement / / John U. Ogbu |
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Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-62553-0 |
1-135-62554-9 |
1-282-37439-7 |
9786612374395 |
1-4106-0718-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (341 p.) |
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Collana |
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Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Education - Social aspects |
Academic achievement - United States |
Educational equalization - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment and Dedication; Introduction; I: Black Academic Achievement and Its Explanations; 1 Black-White Academic Achievement Gap; 2 Academic Disengagement in Shaker Heights; 3 Explaining the Academic Gap; Conventional and Alternative Explanations; II: Societal and School Factors; 4 Race Relations; 5 Pygmalion in History, Society, and School; 6 Leveling; 7 Counselors, Teachers, and Discipline; III: Community Forces; 8 Opportunity Structure: Schooling and Getting Ahead; 9 Collective Identity, Culture, and Language; 10 Peer Pressures |
11 The Family12 Community Forces and Academic Disengagement: A Summary of Findings; 13 Policy Implications; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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John Ogbu has studied minority education from a comparative perspective for over 30 years. The study reported in this book--jointly sponsored by the community and the school district in Shaker Heights, Ohio--focuses on the academic performance of Black American students. Not only do these students perform less well than White |
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