The Education of African-Americans
Title:
The Education of African-Americans
Author:
Willie, Charles Vert, 1927-
ISBN:
9780313064630
Publication Information:
New York : Auburn House, 1991.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 214 p.) : ill.
General Note:
"Prepared under the auspices of the William Monroe Trotter Institute, University of Massachusetts at Boston."
Contents:
The civil rights movement and educational change / Meyer Weinberg -- The social and historical context : a case study of philanthropic assistance / Charles V. Willie -- School desegregation since Gunnar Myrdal's American dilemma / Robert A. Dentler -- The future of school desegregation / Charles V. Willie -- Meeting the needs of Black children in public schools : a school reform challenge / James P. Comer and Norris M. Haynes -- School improvement among Blacks : implications for excellence and equity / Faustine C. Jones-Wilson -- Counseling and guidance of Black and other minority children in public schools / Charles E. Flowers -- Blacks in college / Antoine M. Garibaldi.
The road taken : minorities and proprietary schools / Robert Rothman -- Graduate and professional education for Blacks / James E. Blackwell -- Systemwide title VI regulation of higher education, 1968-88 : implications for increased minority participation / John B. Williams -- Black participation and performance in science, mathematics, and technical education / Willie Pearson, Jr. -- Social studies, ethnic diversity, and social change / James A. Banks -- Abating the shortage of Black teachers / Antoine M. Garibaldi -- The field and function of Black studies / James B. Stewart -- The role of the university in racial violence on campus / Wornie L. Reed -- Summary and recommendations / Charles V. Willie.
Abstract:
As part of a project on the status of African-Americans that was initiated by the William Monroe Institute for the Study of Black Culture at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, this volume takes a comprehensive look at the education of African-Americans, specifically early childhood through postsecondary education, and relevant public policy issues since 1940. The list of contributors to the study includes both white and black scholars who are affiliated with primarily urban institutions located in the Northwest, the South, and on the East Coast who are deeply committed to educational r.
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