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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954863003321

Autore

Gibson Camille <1971->

Titolo

Being real : the student-teacher relationship and African-American male delinquency / / Camille Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly, 2002

ISBN

1-280-36124-7

9786610361243

1-59332-032-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice

Disciplina

373.1829/96/073

Soggetti

African American teenage boys - Education (Secondary) - New York (State) - New York

Teacher-student relationships - New York (State) - New York

African American juvenile delinquents

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

Cause for concern -- What we know -- A researcher investigates -- The social, political, and economic contexts -- The school players -- Student-teacher interactions -- Student outcomes -- What's to be done.

Sommario/riassunto

Gibson examines the role of school teachers in helping African-American juveniles not only to learn but also to acquire the social and cultural skills to avoid delinquency and attain upward social mobility. Gibson looks at how student-teacher relationships affect African American males. She studied students in two Bronx, New York, schools. African-American males may start optimistic, but they often come to perceive school as a poor option for achieving the "American dream." Instead, they may turn to crime, most often drug dealing and violence. Gibson's work shows how teachers affect this process. Teachers are most effective when they are "real": caring and willing to share of themselves as they pass on not only the subject matter of the class but also the social and cultural capital necessary to maximize their students chances at upward social mobility.