Beyond Acting White - Reframing the Debate on Black Student Achievement (Paperback, annotated edition)

Why do Blacks underperform in school? Researchers continue to pursue this question with vigor not only because Blacks currently lag behind Whites on a wide variety of educational indices but because the closing of the Black-White achievement gap has slowed and by some measures reversed during the last quarter of the 20th century. The social implications of the persistent educational 'gap' between Blacks and Whites are substantial. Black people's experience with poor school achievement and equally poor access to postsecondary education reduces their probability for achieving competitive economic and social rewards and are inconsistent with repeated evidence that Black people articulate high aspirations for their own educational and social mobility. Despite the social needs that press us towards making better sense of 'the gap,' we are, nevertheless, limited in our understanding of how race operates to affect Black students' educational experiences and outcomes. In Beyond Acting White we contend with one of the most oft cited explanations for Black underachievement; the notion that Blacks are culturally opposed to 'acting White' and, therefore, culturally opposed to succeeding in school. Our book uses the 'acting White' hypothesis as the point of departure in order to explore and evaluate how and under what conditions Black culture and identity are implicated in our understanding of why Black students continue to lag behind their White peers in educational achievement and attainment. Beyond Acting White provides a response to the growing call that we more precisely situate how race, its representations, intersectionalities, and context specific contingencies help us make better sense of the Black-White achievement gap.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	March 2006
Authors:	Erin McNamara Horvat • Carla O'Connor
Dimensions:	232 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-4273-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of ethnic minorities
LSN:	0-7425-4273-4
Barcode:	9780742542730

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