Strengthening the African American Educational Pipeline: Informing Research, Policy, and Practice

by Jackson, Jerlando F. L.

• ISBN13: 9780791469880
• ISBN10: 0791469883
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK PRESS

Summary

Focusing on pre-K-12 schools, higher education, and social influences, this book examines the following question: What systemic set of strategies is necessary to improve the conditions for African Americans throughout the educational pipeline? Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction
A Systematic Analysis of the African American Educational Pipeline to Inform Research, Policy, and Practice	p. 1
Pre-K-12 Schools
The Forgotten Link: The Salience of Pre-K-12 Education and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Creating Access to Higher Education for African American Students	p. 17
Teaching in "Hard to Teach in" Contexts: African American Teachers Uniquely Positioned in the African American Educational Pipeline	p. 37
Bringing the Gifts That Our Ancestors Gave: Continuing the Legacy of Excellence in African American School Leadership	p. 53
Higher Education
Descriptive Analysis of African American Students' Involvement in College: Implications for Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals	p. 73
The Status of African American Faculty in the Academy: Where Do We Go From Here?	p. 97
A National Progress Report of African Americans in the Administrative Workforce in Higher Education	p. 115
Social Influences
Securing the Ties That Bind: Community Involvement and the Educational Success of African American Children and Youth	p. 141
How African American Families Can Facilitate the Academic Achievement of Their Children: Implications for Family-Based Interventions	p. 165
Addressing the Achievement Gap in Education with the Use of Technology: A Proposed Solution for African American Students	p. 187
Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the African American Pipeline: New Perspectives from a Systematic Analysis	p. 197
About the Contributors	p. 211
Index	p. 217
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