Black Students and School Failure: Policies, Practices, and Prescription

Contents

Preface
Introduction

  1. Prescriptive Beliefs Versus Descriptive Practices: The Societal and Institutional Contexts

  2. Cultural Synchronization

  3. Teacher Expectations

  4. Research on Teacher-Student Interactions: Effects of Student Race, Gender, and Grade Level

  5. Effective Strategies for Committed Educators

  6. Implications for Training and Staff Development

  7. Conclusion: Changing Schools for Future Challenges

References
Index

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