Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels. Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have do...

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Hauptverfasser:	Hrabowski, Freeman A. (VerfasserIn), Maton, Kenneth Ira (VerfasserIn), Greif, Geoffrey L. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 1998
Schlagworte:	Erziehung Mathematik Naturwissenschaft Academic achievement > United States African American young men > Education African American young men > Family relationships Education > Parent participation > United States Mathematics > Study and teaching > United States Science > Study and teaching > United States Leistungsmotivation Heranwachsender Schwarze USA
Zusammenfassung:	Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels. Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have done to raise academically successful sons, sons who are among the top two percent of African American males in terms of SAT scores and grades. By interviewing parents and children from a range of economic and educational backgrounds and from both single and two-parent homes, the authors identify those constants that contribute to academic achievement and offer step-by-step guidance on six essential strategies for effective parenting: child-focused love; strong limit-setting and discipline; continually high expectations; open, consistent, and strong communication; positive racial identity and positive male identity; and full use of community resources. The proof of the effectiveness of such strategies is in the sons themselves, who speak eloquently in these pages about their struggles and successes in both the classroom and the often hostile world that surrounds it. Essential reading for parents, teachers, and school administrators, Beating the Odds offers insight, guidance, and hope for anyone concerned about the plight of young African American men and the society they live in.
Beschreibung:	XV, 242 S.
ISBN:	0195102193