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American Dream for Students of Color - Myths and Barriers to Educational Success

English · Hardback

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The American Dream for Students of Color examines how the American Dream informs beliefs about talent, hard work, and perseverance rather than dismantling barriers to educational success for marginal students. Using narrative methodologies, connections between the authors narratives and those of school youth and educators are explored.

List of contents










Chapter One: The Stories that Shaped Us
Chapter Two: The Stories Educators Tell
Chapter Three: The Stories Students Tell
Chapter Four: Reframing the Stories we Tell
Chapter Five: The Stories We Aspire to Tell


About the author

Gretchen Givens Generett is the Interim Dean and professor in the School of Education at Duquesne University. Amy M. Olson is associate professor of educational psychology and classroom assessment in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Duquesne University.

Summary

The American Dream for Students of Color examines how the American Dream informs beliefs about talent, hard work, and perseverance rather than dismantling barriers to educational success for marginal students. Using narrative methodologies, connections between the authors narratives and those of school youth and educators are explored.

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