Educating Black Males in the Twenty-First-Century South - Tunnel Vision?

Educating Black Males in the 21st Century South: Tunnel Vision? offers rich accounts of the lived experiences of Black men in the South, spanning from childhood to adulthood. This book is backed by historical accounts and research, that provide a comprehensive perspective of challenges that have led to a persistent educational and societal crisis.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Window Seat
I. Misunderstood and Invisible: Black Male Identity
II. Same Ole South
III. The Black Family
IV. Hard Knock Life
V. "Too Many Negative Experiences"
VI. How Violence Enters the School House
Part II: Opening Doors for Change
VII. Subconscious Lower Expectations: "I Was Just Young and Didn't Care"
VIII. Changing the Trajectory
References
Index
About the Authors

About the author

By Jo Hawkins-Jones and Myron B. Labat - Foreword by Joe Eddie Hawkins - Contributions by Jaborius Ball; Cherie Labat and Jason K. Wallace

Product details

• Authors: Jo Hawkins-Jones, Jo Labat Hawkins-Jones, Myron B. Labat
• Assisted by: Joe Eddie Hawkins (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781666904932
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-493-2
• No. of pages: 110
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Educational strategies & policy, Inclusive education / mainstreaming, Educational strategies & policy: Inclusion