Raising African-American Males - Strategies and Interventions for Successful Outcomes

Informationen zum Autor Theresa L. Harris and George Taylor are both tenured faculty members at Coppin State University. They have authored books and have traveled worldwide to study abroad. Klappentext Raising African American Males is comprised of strategies and interventions that can assist and improve African American males' achievement in all areas of academics as well as in their everyday lives. Theresa Harris and George Taylor provide pedagogical strategies that employ various instructional tools for teachers, parents, African American youth, and administrators. In addition, this book can be a guide to improve the educational outlook for African American males and to provide the necessary resources used for training of parents, teachers, and students. The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 and the Maryland Redesign of Teacher Education provides for the belief in the efficacy of all students. Many social inadequacies and injustices have resulted in social problems including the lack of resources for African American males to succeed. Zusammenfassung Raising African American Males is comprised of strategies and interventions that can assist and improve African American males' achievement in all areas of academics as well as in their everyday lives. Theresa Harris and George Taylor provide pedagogical strategies that employ various instructional tools for teachers! parents! African American youth! and administrators. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Standards Based Life Skills Interventions Chapter 3: Societal and Environment Factors Chapter 4: Drug Education Awareness and Intervention Strategies Chapter 5: Modeling Themes for Parental Support Chapter 6: Learning Theories for Parents Chapter 7: Assessment Strategies Chapter 8: A Proposed Model for Closing the Achievement Gap Chapter 9: Coordination and Utilization of the Community Resources Chapter 10: Summary

Product details

• Authors: Theresa Harris, Theresa L. Harris, Theresa L. Taylor Harris, George Taylor, George H. Taylor, Taylor George H.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9781607092988
• ISBN: 978-1-60709-298-8
• No. of pages: 116
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / Administration / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: men and boys, Black & Asian Studies, Gender Studies: Men, Students & Student Organisations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General