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Changing school culture for black males Cover Image Book Book

Changing school culture for black males

Kunjufu, Jawanza. (Author).

Summary: Addressing the many unique academic challenges that face black males-from low self-esteem, absenteeism, fatherlessness, and gangs to not accepting middle-class values, the impact of hip-hop culture, and drugs-this book provides answers and hope to teachers and the afflicted students and their families. With more than 75 solutions for educators to implement in their schools, including mentoring programs, rites of passage, internships, motivational speeches, counseling, and cooperative learning, this helpful resource shows how issues of retention,

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  • ISBN: 1934155829
  • ISBN: 9781934155820
  • Physical Description: print
    xviii, 174 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: [Chicago Heights, Ill.] : African American Images, [2013]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174).
Formatted Contents Note: The Most Important Question Facing Black Males ; Introduction: What Black Males Need to Be Taught -- 1. Framework -- 2. School Culture -- 3. Belief Quiz -- 4. Black Male Culture Quiz -- 5. Gender Compliance Quiz -- 6. Are Schools Similar to Prisons? -- 7. Black Male Culture vs. School Culture -- 8. Classroom Management -- 9. Language Arts Culture -- 10. Special Education Culture -- 11. Suspension Culture -- 12. Dropout Culture -- 13. Peer Group Culture 91 -- 14. Sports Culture -- 15. Rap Culture -- 16. Television and Video Game Culture -- 17. Gang Culture -- 18. Drugs/Prison Culture -- 19. Fatherhood and Sex Culture -- 20. Racism Culture -- 21. Economics Culture -- 22. Leadership Culture -- 23. Single-Gender Culture -- 24. Miscellaneous Solutions -- 25. Conclusion -- 26. Epilogue -- 27. References.

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