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Integration Interrupted: Tracking, Black Students, and Acting White after "Brown"
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Tyson, Karolyn, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
An all-too-popular explanation for why black students aren't doing better in school is their own use of the "acting white" slur to ridicule fellow blacks for taking advanced classes, doing schoolwork, and striving to earn high grades. Carefully reconsidering how and why black students have come to equate school success with whiteness,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Ethnography, Track System (Education), Racial Integration
Fifth Annual "Brown" Lecture in Education Research: The "Brown" Legacy and the O'Connor Challenge--Transforming Schools in the Images of Children's Potential
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Raudenbush, Stephen W. – Educational Researcher, 2009
The gap between Blacks and Whites in educational outcomes has narrowed dramatically over the past 60 years, but progress stopped around 1990. The author reviews research suggesting that increasing the quantity and quality of schooling can play a powerful role in overcoming racial inequality. To achieve that goal, he reasons, our knowledge of best…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, School Organization, Educational Change
Sociological Perspectives on Black-White Inequalities in American Schooling.
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Hallinan, Maureen T. – Sociology of Education, 2001
Discusses sociological contributions to understanding black and white inequality in education. Outlines political, cultural, and ideological perspectives on black-white inequality that guide empirical research about access to schooling, educational opportunities in schools, and outcomes of schooling. Relates these perspectives to educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Biological Influences, Blacks, Cultural Influences