Focusing on pre-K–12 schools, higher education, and social influences, this book examines the following question: What systemic set of strategies is necessary to improve the conditions for African Americans throughout the educational pipeline?
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Preface
William B. Harvey
Introduction
A Systematic Analysis of the African American Educational Pipeline to Inform Research, Policy, and Practice
Jerlando F. L. Jackson
Part I: Pre-K–12 Schools
1. The Forgotten Link: The Salience of Pre-K–12 Education and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Creating Access to Higher Education for African American Students
Tyrone C. Howard
2. Teaching in “Hard to Teach in” Contexts: African American Teachers Uniquely Positioned in the African American Educational Pipeline
Jennifer E. Obidah, Tracy Buenavista, R. Evely Gildersleeve, Peter Kim, and Tyson Marsh
3. Bringing the Gifts That Our Ancestors Gave: Continuing the Legacy of Excellence in African American School Leadership
Linda C. Tillman
Part II: Higher and Postsecondary Education
4. Descriptive Analysis of African American Students’ Involvement in College: Implications for Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals
Lamont A. Flowers
5. The Status of African American Faculty in the Academy: Where Do We Go From Here?
Barbara J. Johnson and Henrietta Pichon
6. A National Progress Report of African Americans in the Administrative Workforce in Higher Education
Jerlando F. L. Jackson and Brandon D. Daniels
Part III: Social Influences
7. Securing the Ties That Bind: Community Involvement and the Educational Success of African American Children and Youth
Mavis G. Sanders and Tamitha F. Campbell
8. How African American Families Can Facilitate the Academic Achievement of Their Children: Implications for Family-Based Interventions
Jelani Mandara and Carolyn B. Murray
9. Addressing the Achievement Gap in Education with the Use of Technology: A Proposed Solution for African American Students
Jeffrey G. Sumrall and Ramona Pittman
Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the African American Pipeline: New Perspectives from a Systematic Analysis
Jerlando F. L. Jackson
About the Contributors
Index
Over de auteur
Jerlando F. L. Jackson is Associate Professor of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Meer e-boeken van dezelfde auteur (s) / Editor
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