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Ogbu, John U. – 2003
This book addresses the black-white achievement gap from an ethnographic, qualitative perspective. By focusing on middle class black students and documenting their experiences, it demonstrates that the problems black students encounter in school are much more pervasive than the literature and prevailing wisdom suggest and that class-based analyses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Discipline
