Black Student Achievement - How Much Do Family and School Really Matter?

Sampson's study of 12 poor Black families in a Chicago suburb focuses on the potential of families to do what generations of reform could not. Should appeal to anyone involved with public policy, racial, or social issues.

List of contents

1 The Problem 2 Research Methods 3 Family and the Average Student 4 Family and the High Achiever 5 Family and the Low Acheiver 6 Summary and Conclusions 7 Theoretical and Public Policy Concerns

About the author

William A. Sampson is associate professor of Public Policy at DePaul University. He grew up in a relatively poor, but distinctly middle class family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Both parents constantly stressed achievement, discipline, and education, and Dr. Sampson went on to receive degrees from Howard University, The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, and The Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., Social Relations). Professor Sampson has put these concerns together in his recent research on the impact of the family on poor black and Latino families. His students have been critical in helping shape his thinking about poor non-white families in his research.

Summary

Sampson's study of 12 poor Black families in a Chicago suburb focuses on the potential of families to do what generations of reform could not. Should appeal to anyone involved with public policy, racial, or social issues.

Product details

• Authors: William Sampson, William A Sampson, William A. Sampson, Sampson William A.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2002
• EAN: 9780810842953
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-4295-3
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 228 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 322 g
• Series: Scarecrow Education Book; Scarecrow Education Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; USA, Ethnic Studies, United States of America, USA, Teaching of a specific subject, Black & Asian Studies, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General