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9780820452708

Alternative Schooling for African American Youth : Does Anyone Know We're Here?

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  • ISBN13:

    9780820452708

  • ISBN10:

    082045270X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-01
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $27.95

Summary

This book is about the experience of a group of middle school students and the administration, faculty and staff responsible for meeting their educational needs. These students have been removed from the traditional public school environment and placed in an alternative school program in lieu of expulsion. Christopher Dunbar, Jr., urges educators and policymakers to reevaluate their goals and methods when thinking about what is best for these children.

Author Biography

Christopher Dunbar, Jr., is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Alternative Schoolp. xi
School Portraitp. 1
It Could Have Been Me!p. 19
Short Storiesp. 35
Mr. Sheldonp. 71
Perspectives of Teachersp. 83
Support Staffp. 101
Epilogue: What's Next?p. 119
Referencesp. 127
Spelling Conversionsp. 131
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