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Educating African American Males: Voices From the Field
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by Olatokunbo S. Fashola
Sales Rank: 805589
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 320 pages
Published by: Corwin PressEdition: 1st Edition March 23, 2005
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1412914345
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1412914345
Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 15.5 ounces
Product Review
"Offers a refreshing alternative to the mere recitation of the all-too-familiar terrible news. Educating African American Males is grounded in reality. The authors do not promote a one-size-fits-all approach to problem solving. They offer sound, practical suggestions for educators." (Larry Leverett, Superintendent 20070220)
"Fashola's collection of these powerful research studies is both persuasive and well-documented. The studies and evidence provided by Noguero, Ferguson, Roderick, and others help promote the dialogue about why African American males are not succeeding academically and what schools can do about it." (Education Review, January 2007 )
Product Description
Engage in exploratory discussion on African American male achievement.
Why do some students return to school year after year excited and engaged? Why do other students dread school, have negative feelings toward school, or feel unequipped by the challenge or demands of school? Educating African American Males offers multiple perspectives on this topic from top scholars in the field of urban education.
Contributions in this book represent the proceedings from a conference co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and Howard University and devoted to African American male achievement. This exciting new resource brings this important discussion to the field and offers unique perspectives covering sociological, emotional, economic, pedagogical, and cognitive realms.
Educating African American Males makes bold strides in moving away from low test scores, high dropout and expulsion rates, and high disciplinary problems, and toward the constructive aim of achieving high-quality education for all students. (20060801)
Reader Reviews
The contributors start with the premise that the failures of many black male students has already been emphasized, they are now looking for ways to cure the problem. They peel the onion asking about elementary school, high school, extracurriculars, athletics, teacher expectations, etc. The contributors are both male and female (and possibly African-American, Afro-Latino, and African). The cover is lovely. I do think men's studies can stand on its own, but throughout this book, I kept asking myself, "Well, what about black girls?!" If black boys and girls live under the same conditions, why are only the males falling behind in school? Nancy Lopez addresses this in her excellent book, "Hopeful Girls, Troubled Boys." However, the researchers here ignore that question. Too often, the contributors compare black males to white males, but not to their female counterparts. This book did make me think differently on all-(black)male schools. In law school, I was taught that those schools are highly illegal and violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act. However, here, they imply that black boys look at schools as being feminine and thus zone out. Maybe there is some reason to show black boys that academic success and masculinity do not have to be at odds. This book is not really for John and Jane Doe Teacher. This is rigorous research meant for policy wonks and statisticians. While reading this, you have to sift through the summarizations of past studies and glean info about how to better serve black male students. The authors repeat that some black males and black schools are doing well, but they don't explain why. This book is frustrating in that it has no road map which says, "In order to raise academically talented black male students, follow steps A through Q." I know the problem won't be cured overnight, but the answers from these chapters are still somewhat frustrating.
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