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Keepin' it real : school success beyond black and white
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In this paper, Minding the gap: Race, Ethnicity, achievement and cultural meanings, beyond belief: Acculturation, Accommodation and Non-compliance, and the conflicts of schooling.Abstract:
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Minding the Gap: Race, Ethnicity, Achievement and Cultural Meanings 1 Beyond Belief: Acculturation, Accommodation and Non-compliance 2 "Black" Cultural Capital and the Conflicts of Schooling 3 Between a "Soft" and a "Hard" Place: Gender, Ethnicity, and Culture in the School and at Home 4 Next Door Neighbors: The Intersections of Gender & Pan-Minority Identity 5 New "Heads" and Multicultural Navigators: Race, Ethnicity, Poverty & Social Capital 6 School Success Has No Color Appendixread more
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