{"product_id":"young-gifted-and-black-promoting-high-achievement-among-african-american-students-paperback","title":"Young, Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African-American Students - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheresa Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaude Steele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAsa Hilliard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important and powerful book\" that radically reframes the debates swirling around the academic achievement of African-American students (\u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn three separate but allied essays, African-American scholars Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, and Asa Hilliard examine the alleged 'achievement gap' between Black and white students. Each author addresses how the unique social and cultural position Black students occupy--in a society which often devalues and stereotypes African-American identity--fundamentally shapes students' experience of school and sets up unique obstacles. \u003ci\u003eYoung, Gifted and Black \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an understanding of how these forces work, opening the door to practical, powerful methods for promoting high achievement at all levels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first piece, Theresa Perry argues that the dilemmas African-American students face are rooted in the experience of race and ethnicity in America, making the task of achievement distinctive and difficult. She uncovers a rich, powerful African-American philosophy of education by reading African-American narratives from Frederick Douglass to Maya Angelou and carefully critiques the most popular theoretical explanations for group differences in achievement. She goes on to lay out how today's educators can draw from these sources to reorganize the school experience of African-American students. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaude Steele follows up with stunningly clear empirical psychological evidence that when Black students believe they are being judged as members of a stereotyped group--rather than as individuals--they do worse on tests. He analyzes the subtle psychology of this 'stereotype threat' and reflects on the broad implications of his research for education, suggesting scientifically proven techniques that teachers, mentors, and schools can use to counter the powerful effect of stereotype threat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, Asa Hilliard's essay argues against a variety of false theories and misguided views of African-American achievement. She also shares examples of real schools, programs, and teachers around the country that allow African-American students to achieve at high levels, describing what they are like and what makes them work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow more than ever, \u003ci\u003eYoung, Gifted and Black\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening work that has the power to not only change how we talk and think about African-American student achievement but how we view the African-American experience as a whole.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheresa Perry\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Africana Studies and Education at Simmons College. She is co-author of\u003ci\u003eYoung, Gifted and Black\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Real Ebonics Debate\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. She is faculty director of the Simmons College\/Beacon Press Race, Education and Democracy Lecture and Book Series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaude M. Steele\u003c\/b\u003e, formerly of Stanford University, is the provost and professor of psychology at Columbia University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsa Hilliard III\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2007) was the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban Education at Georgia State University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 183\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.38 x 5.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757671153952,"sku":"9780807031056","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/69c860d28f1d9eb44fde4d5b7a16512c.webp?v=1780108462","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/young-gifted-and-black-promoting-high-achievement-among-african-american-students-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}