This Isn't the America I Thought I'd Find

African Students in the Urban U.S. High School

Rosemary Traoré, Robert J. Lukens (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

258 Seiten

2006
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3455-7 (ISBN)

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American society has long placed high expectations on our schools to advance this nation's prospects or to help resolve many of its ills. Throughout America's history, however, immigrant children have experienced difficulties adjusting to their new lives in our schools. This experience has been the fate of many African students who come to America with hopes of securing an excellent education, a better future, and a chance at the American dream; instead, they frequently find disappointment.

Much of this frustration stems from the marginalization of African and African-American history and cultural studies in the curriculums of many American schools. The absence of any realistic exploration of Africa or Africans in American society has led to cases of harassment, teasing, and racially charged environments. This Isn't the America I Thought I'd Find explores the African student experience and offers advice for teachers seeking to facilitate a deeper appreciation of the emotional and historical connections between people of African descent and all Americans.

Rosemary Traoré, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Robert J. Lukens, Ph.D., J.D., is Co-Director of the Advocating on Behalf of Children Project at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, PA.

Chapter 1 List of Tables
Chapter 2 Foreword
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Acknowledgements
Chapter 5 Introduction
Chapter 6 1. "The Darkest Thing About Africa is America's Ignorance of It"
Chapter 7 2. African Students Profiles—Previous and Current School Experiences
Chapter 8 3. Myths and Misperceptions about Africa, or "I Don't Live in the Jungle"
Chapter 9 4. Expectations and Disappointments: Immigrant Life in America—Better Education, Better Life, and "The Streets are Paved with Gold!"
Chapter 10 5. Afro-American Student Profiles
Chapter 11 6. The "White Elephant in the Room," or How Come Some of These Students Don't Know They're African?
Chapter 12 7. Afrocentricity: Theory and Practical Implications
Chapter 13 8. Making the Connection / Sharing a Heritage
Chapter 14 9. Afrocentricity and Education Reforms
Chapter 15 Appendix
Chapter 16 Notes
Chapter 17 References
Chapter 18 Index
Chapter 19 About the Authors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.7.2006
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 228 mm
Gewicht	404 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7618-3455-9 / 0761834559
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3455-7 / 9780761834557
Zustand	Neuware