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Pollard, Diane S., Ed.; Ajirotutu, Cheryl S., Ed. – 2000
This book tells the story of two African-centered schools, an elementary school and a middle school, in an urban public school system. Both schools were originally conceived as "all male academies," but legal and political obstacles caused both to become coeducational, although still African-centered. The factors that affected the…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Welch, Olga M.; Hodges, Carolyn R. – 1997
Project EXCEL, developed from a 2-year pilot study, provided college enrichment in reading, writing, and foreign languages for rising sophomores and sophomores in two inner-city high schools. One school had a predominantly black student body; the other had a student body that was 40% black. This study focused on the sources of equality and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adolescents, Black Students
Maker, C. June, Ed.; Schiever, Shirley W., Ed. – 1989
This collection of 41 articles examines critical issues in the provision of special services for gifted Asian American, American Indian, Black, and Hispanic American students. The following key issues are addressed for each group: (1) the identification of the gifted in that population; (2) the purpose of the special program for that population;…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
Peterson, Marvin W.; And Others – 1978
The responsiveness of 13 institutions to increased black enrollments is examined in this book. Focus is on the impacts of minority enrollments on the institutions--what kinds of changes took place and who felt the greatest impact because of the changes--and the reasons for success or failure of minority programs among the various schools. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, College Desegregation, Educational Change
Johnson, Roosevelt – 1974
This 12-chapter book contains contributions from selected authors concentrating on a comprehensive analysis of career education for the black American. The treatise takes career education to task for its "white foundations of educational data." Chapter titles and authors are: Black Agenda for Career Education, by Roosevelt Johnson; Career…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Employment, Black Students, Career Education
Upcraft, M. Lee; Gardner, John N. – 1989
Guidelines to enhancing the freshman year experience are presented in the following chapters: (1) "A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Freshman Success" (M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner); (2) "Who Are Today's Freshmen?" (Arthur Levine); (3) "A Historical Look at the Freshman Year Experience" (John Orr Dwyer); (4) "Understanding Student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Athletes, Black Students
