List Books » Standing Outside on the Inside: Black Adolescents and the Construction of Academic Identity
Authors: Olga M. Welch, Carolyn R. Hodges
ISBN-13: 9780791433423, ISBN-10: 0791433420
Format: Paperback
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Date Published: March 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This book presents the results of a longitudinal study of academic achievement and pre-college enrichment of disadvantaged African American adolescents in two inner-city high schools. Through its presentation and analysis of the student's perceptions of pre-college enrichment seen in relation to their definitions of scholarship and the discussion of findings related to parent and teacher involvement, this book provides fresh perspectives on the school experiences of Black adolescents and offers important insights for those involved in both the development and evaluation of enrichment programs.
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
1 | Education and Equal Opportunity: The Failed Promise | 17 |
2 | Precollege Enrichment for African American Adolescents and the Construction of Achievement Identities: Is There a Relationship? | 35 |
3 | The Lana Turner Syndrome: A Reassessment of African American Achievement and the Dream Deferred | 59 |
4 | Diffusing the Rumors of Inferiority: Creating a Climate of Excellence for Inner-City, College-Bound Students | 75 |
5 | Equal Access to Excellence: Shifting the Center and Reconstructing Knowledge | 101 |
References | 129 | |
Index | 141 |