Changing school culture for black males /
Addressing the many unique academic challenges that face black males-from low self-esteem, absenteeism, fatherlessness, and gangs to not accepting middle-class values, the impact of hip-hop culture, and drugs-this book provides answers and hope to teachers and the afflicted students and their famili...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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[Chicago, Ill.] :
African American Images,
2013
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | Addressing the many unique academic challenges that face black males-from low self-esteem, absenteeism, fatherlessness, and gangs to not accepting middle-class values, the impact of hip-hop culture, and drugs-this book provides answers and hope to teachers and the afflicted students and their families. With more than 75 solutions for educators to implement in their schools, including mentoring programs, rites of passage, internships, motivational speeches, counseling, and cooperative learning, this helpful resource shows how issues of retention, |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (174 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781934155851 1934155853 9781934155868 1934155861 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |