When Black Students Excel

Author : Joseph F. Johnson, Jr.,Cynthia L. Uline,Stanley J. Munro, Jr.
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000771701

Get Book

When Black Students Excel by Joseph F. Johnson, Jr.,Cynthia L. Uline,Stanley J. Munro, Jr. Pdf

This book draws from the successes of award-winning schools, teachers, students, and parents to help leaders understand how they can positively change the educational experience of Black students. When Black Students Excel offers real-life examples of outstanding elementary, middle, and high schools where teachers and school leaders have rejected policies and practices built upon deficit perceptions about the capacity of Black students. Chapters highlight leadership implications and offer specific suggestions for educators who are seeking to transform their schools in ways that advance the success of Black students. This practical guide includes questions to ask students and their parents, self-assessment tools, and an array of leadership and teaching practices that are effective to empower Black students, elevate school attendance and academic engagement, and improve other important outcomes. Unpacking important themes that influence the success of Black students, this book is a useful tool for educators who are seeking to understand how they can change programs, procedures, and practices in ways that engage and empower Black students.

Author : Isaac Black
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780470310380

Get Book

Black Excel African American Student's College Guide by Isaac Black Pdf

Your One-Step Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting in and Paying the Bill * Inside tips on admissions * Profiles of 100 top colleges * Hundreds of scholarship sources How do you pick the right college? Can you get in? And if you get in, how will you pay for it? Choosing a college is the most important--and daunting--decision facing today's high school students. Unfortunately, when it comes time to narrow down the choices and throw the perfect admissions punch, young people are often left to navigate the tricky admissions process on their own. Now, from the nation's top African American college guidance service, comes help at last--a comprehensive, one-stop guide to finding the right college, getting in, paying the bill, and much more. With insider tips on the entire admissions process, including advice on choosing a school, getting into the elite colleges, writing a powerful essay, preparing for the SATs, and packaging the application, the book shows students how to package themselves. No wonder college counselors nationwide look to Black Excel for resource materials. A one-of-a-kind manual for success, African American Student's College Guide also provides: * In-depth profiles of the top 100 colleges for African American students * Black Excel's exclusive list of hundreds of scholarships * The "Get-the-Money Guide" * Extraordinary sample essays * Invaluable Internet resources Whether you're a superstar student shooting for the Ivy League or a high school underachiever who needs a "second chance," African American Student's College Guide will give you that much-needed edge-including the "real rules," insider's tips, and how to beat the admissions odds. BLACK EXCEL: THE COLLEGE HELP NETWORK is the nation's premier college help service for African Americans. Founded in 1988, it has garnered continuous praise for its personal counseling services, information packets, and its award-winning web site

Author : Isaac Black
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 1620455684

Get Book

Black Excel African American Student's College Guide by Isaac Black Pdf

Your One-Step Resource for Choosing the Right College, Getting in and Paying the Bill * Inside tips on admissions * Profiles of 100 top colleges * Hundreds of scholarship sources How do you pick the right college? Can you get in? And if you get in, how will you pay for it? Choosing a college is the most important--and daunting--decision facing today's high school students. Unfortunately, when it comes time to narrow down the choices and throw the perfect admissions punch, young people are often left to navigate the tricky admissions process on their own. Now, from the nation's top African American college guidance service, comes help at last--a comprehensive, one-stop guide to finding the right college, getting in, paying the bill, and much more. With insider tips on the entire admissions process, including advice on choosing a school, getting into the elite colleges, writing a powerful essay, preparing for the SATs, and packaging the application, the book shows students how to package themselves. No wonder college counselors nationwide look to Black Excel for resource materials. A one-of-a-kind manual for success, African American Student's College Guide also provides: * In-depth profiles of the top 100 colleges for African American students * Black Excel's exclusive list of hundreds of scholarships * The ""Get-the-Money Guide"" * Extraordinary sample essays * Invaluable Internet resources Whether you're a superstar student shooting for the Ivy League or a high school underachiever who needs a ""second chance,"" African American Student's College Guide will give you that much-needed edge-including the ""real rules,"" insider's tips, and how to beat the admissions odds. BLACK EXCEL: THE COLLEGE HELP NETWORK is the nation's premier college help service for African Americans. Founded in 1988, it has garnered continuous praise for its personal counseling services, information packets, and its award-winning web site

Author : Nadine M. Finigan-Carr
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315350295

Get Book

Linking Health and Education for African American Students’ Success by Nadine M. Finigan-Carr Pdf

The linkages between a student’s health and a student’s ability to learn have been well established. Children who are sick stay home; and, children at home cannot learn if they are not in school leading to increased dropout rates among other educational outcomes. However, an understanding of this concept is just the beginning of understanding how education and public health are inextricably linked. ? In light of this, Linking Health and Education for African American Students’ Success examines health disparities and education inequities simultaneously and moves beyond a basic understanding of health and education in K-12 school programs. The structural inequalities which lead to reduced academic attainment mirror the social determinants of health. Education is one of the most powerful determinants of health, and disparities in educational achievement as a result of structural inequalities closely track disparities in health. These disparities lead to both sub-standard healthcare and reduced academic attainment among children from underserved minorities in the United States, especially African Americans. ? This book discusses how this may result in children with poorer mental health outcomes; higher school dropout rates; increased risks of arrests and incarceration; higher rates of chronic diseases and mortality; and overall diminished opportunities for success, while providing suggestions as to how to address these issues. This results in an insightful read for researchers, academics and practitioners in the fields of healthcare and education.

Author : Kevin O. Cokley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9798216120803

Get Book

The Myth of Black Anti-Intellectualism by Kevin O. Cokley Pdf

Why do students who belong to racial minority groups—particularly black students—fall short in school performance? This book provides a comprehensive and critical examination of black identity and its implications for black academic achievement and intellectualism. No other group of students has been more studied, more misunderstood, and more maligned than African American students. The racial gap between White and African American students does exist: a difference of roughly 20 percent in college graduation rates has persisted for more than the past two decades; and since 1988, the racial gap on the reading and mathematics sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has increased from 189 points to 201 points. What are the true sources of these differences? In this book, psychology professor and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Black Psychology Kevin Cokley, PhD, delves into and challenges the dominant narrative regarding black student achievement by examining the themes of black identity, the role of self-esteem, the hurdles that result in academic difficulties, and the root sources of academic motivation. He proposes a bold alternate narrative that uses black identity as the theoretical framework to examine factors in academic achievement and challenge the widely accepted notion of black anti-intellectualism. This book will be valuable to all educators, especially those at the high school through undergraduate college/university level, as well as counselors associated with academic and community institutions, social service providers, policy makers, clergy and lay staff within the faith-based community, and parents.

Author : Donna Kakonge
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365913006

Get Book

Voices of Black Girls in Toronto by Donna Kakonge Pdf

Voices of Black Girls in Toronto is an academic book which includes research and non-fiction data collection and analysis concerning the career choices and futures of high school girls of African descent in Toronto.

Author : Annie S. Barnes
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1570716536

Get Book

Everyday Racism by Annie S. Barnes Pdf

Firsthand reports of the common forms of racism that black people experience in everyday life.

Author : Jeannette E. Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190615185

Get Book

African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era by Jeannette E. Brown Pdf

This is the second of two books about African-American female chemists. The first book (African-American Women Chemists, 2011) focused on the early pioneers--women chemists from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Act. African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era focuses on contemporary women who have benefited from the Civil Rights Act and are now working as chemists or chemical engineers. This book was produced by taking the oral history of women who are leaders in their field and who wanted to tell the world how they suceeded. It features eighteen amazing women in this book and each of them has a claim to fame, despite hiding in plain sight. These women reveal the history of their lives from youth to adult. Overall, Jeannette Brown aims to inspire women and minorities to pursue careers in the sciences, as evidenced by the successful career paths of the women that came before them.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : African American universities and colleges
ISBN : PSU:000017166836

Get Book

Historically Black Colleges and Universities of Higher Education by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget Pdf

Author : Rosolino A. Candela,Rosemarie Fike,Roberta Herzberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538160947

Get Book

Institutions and Incentives in Public Policy by Rosolino A. Candela,Rosemarie Fike,Roberta Herzberg Pdf

Institutions and Incentives in Public Policy: An Analytical Assessment of Non-Market Decision-Making explores, both in theory and in practice, the consequences of using public policy as a tool to achieve specific individual and social goals, as well as its impact on private solutions to address such goals. The chapters examine the institutional incentives that operate in non-market settings, both governmental and non-governmental, using the theoretical frameworks of market process theory and public choice theory, they analyze a diverse set of contemporary public policy issues at both the domestic and international levels. Authored by individuals from a variety of disciplines with diverse interests in public policy, this work includes discussions of topics, such as foreign aid, education policy, environmental policy, health care policy, and the construction of private cities. This volume is relevant to scholars, students, policymakers, and knowledgeable citizens interested in the study of economics, political science, public policy, as well as those interested in particular policies rather than specific disciplines.

Author : Hope E. Wilson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000821598

Get Book

Building Transformational Kindness in Schools by Hope E. Wilson Pdf

Being kind in education is about much more than being nice. This unique book shows how transformational kindness needs to be an explicit, essential part of classroom and school culture in order to improve student success. Author Hope E. Wilson offers practical steps for creating a culture of transformational kindness through your approach to classroom management, relationships, assessment, and the content areas. She also demonstrates how to build kindness toward colleagues, parents, and families, and what to do in situations where supervisors are not so supportive. Finally, she describes how you can show more kindness toward yourself, including by giving grace. Throughout this book, you’ll find vignettes about the educators who have influenced their own communities through transformational kindness. You’ll come away feeling inspired and encouraged to imagine a world in which schools are places where kindness and humanity are felt by all.

Author : Vann R. Newkirk
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780786490998

Get Book

New Life for Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Vann R. Newkirk Pdf

In December 2008, Georgia state senator Seth Harp ignited controversy when he proposed merging two historically Black colleges with nearby predominantly white colleges to save money. Less than a year later, Mississippi governor Haley Barbour sought to unite Mississippi's three predominantly Black colleges. These efforts kindled renewed interest in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the nation and the globe. In this study, HBCU officials and faculty attempt to identify the challenges that HBCUs face, explore the historic origin of HBCU management systems, and identify models of success that will improve the long-term viability of the HBCU. By analyzing HBCUs within a larger framework of American higher education and the cultural context in which HBCUs operate, these essays introduce a new paradigm in the quest to ensure that HBCUs continue to play an important role in the education of Americans of all races.

Author : Qiana O'Leary
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000816679

Get Book

Lead with Truth by Qiana O'Leary Pdf

The sacrificial nature of juggling instructional, operational, managerial, and collegial goals often leaves school leaders feeling so desperate to resolve conflicts that they lose self, abandoning their core values and forgetting their "why." In this timely and impactful resource, author and professor "Dr. O" draws on her own leadership journey– a journey where she remained true to her beliefs and commitment to serve BIPOC communities, even when that meant choosing the road less traveled--offering nine anchor principles to help guide educational leaders in returning to their core values; communicate and build trusting relationships with staff members, students, and parents; and recognize their self-worth beyond their role on school campuses. Lead with Truth is an interactive text that invites you to identify learning objectives and reflect on guided questions throughout the chapters, each of which ends in activities geared to help you make personal connections with the content. This engaging resource is for current and aspiring school leaders who aim to make lifelong impacts and transform their practice, while remaining true to their own beliefs.

Author : Catherine Fisher Collins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440830549

Get Book

Black Girls and Adolescents by Catherine Fisher Collins Pdf

This one-of-a kind book challenges the current thinking about black girls to show how America has failed them—and what can be done to make their lives better. African American girls are one of the United States' most endangered populations, yet meaningful explorations of the issues that impact their lives are almost nonexistent. In this riveting book, led by one of the African American community's best-known scholars, experts from across the nation explain the risks, challenges, and influences—both good and bad—faced by black girls and teens. The work shows how our society is failing them, and it outlines what can and should be done to help these young women lead happier, healthier, more successful lives. The book covers a wide range of concerns, including obesity, substance abuse, sex trafficking, gangs, teen pregnancy, and suicide attempts. Stress, low self-esteem, anger, aggression, and violence are explored, as are failures of our education system and of a legal system that tends to victimize young black women. A substantial section on parenting and mentoring discusses ways to counter the negative influences that are a constant for many black girls and adolescents. It is time for American society to recognize and react to the realities these young women face, making this book a must-read for caring parents, teachers, nurses, guidance counselor, doctors, school administrators, and school board members.

Author : Vernon L. Farmer,Evelyn Shepherd-Wynn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216162568

Get Book

Voices of Historical and Contemporary Black American Pioneers by Vernon L. Farmer,Evelyn Shepherd-Wynn Pdf

The stories of black American professionals, both historic and contemporary, reveal the hardships and triumphs they faced in overcoming racism to succeed in their chosen fields. This extraordinary four-volume work is the first of its kind, a comprehensive exploration of the obstacles black men and women, both historic and contemporary, have faced and overcome to succeed in professional positions. Voices of Historical and Contemporary Black American Pioneers includes the life and career histories of black American pioneers, past and present, who have achieved extraordinary success in fields as varied as aviation and astronautics, education, social sciences, the humanities, the fine and performing arts, law and government, and medicine and science. The set covers well-known figures, but is also an invaluable source of information on lesser-known individuals whose accomplishments are no less admirable. Arranged by career category, each section of the work begins with a biographical narrative of early black pioneers in the field, followed by original interviews conducted by the editors or autobiographical narratives written by the subjects. In all, more than 150 scholars and professionals share inspiring insights into how they persevered to overcome racism and succeed in an often-hostile world.