The School Achievement of Minority Children

New Perspectives

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

1986
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89859-685-4 (ISBN)

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Lower school achievement of minority children is usually explained by projecting "deficits" upon the children. In contrast with tradition, the contributors to this book demonstrate how group differences in academic accomplishment are affected by cultural factors and standard educational practices.

Lower school achievement of minority children is usually explained by projecting "deficits" upon the children -- deficits that are attributed to genetic or environmental causes. In contrast with tradition, the contributors to this book demonstrate how group differences in academic accomplishment and test scores are affected by cultural factors and standard educational practices as well.

Ulric Neisser (Edited by)

Contents: U. Neisser, New Answers to an Old Question. J.U. Ogbu, The Consequences of the American Caste System. A.W. Boykin, The Triple Quandary and the Schooling of Afro- American Children. R. Edmonds, Characteristics of Effective Schools. A.L. Brown, A.S. Palinscar, L. Purcell, Poor Readers: Teach, Don't Label. R.A. Gougis, The Effects of Prejudice and Stress on the Academic Performance of Black-Americans. R.B. Darlington, Long-Term Effects of Preschool Programs. H.P. Ginsburg, The Myth of the Deprived Child: New Thoughts on Poor Children.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.5.1986
Verlagsort	Mahwah
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-89859-685-8 / 0898596858
ISBN-13	978-0-89859-685-4 / 9780898596854
Zustand	Neuware