Despite the best intentions : how racial inequality thrives in good schools
(Book)
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
ISBN
0190669829, 9780190669829
Physical Desc
xix, 249 pages : charts ; 24 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Brookline - Adult | 379.26 Lewis 2017 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0190669829, 9780190669829
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Through five years' worth of interviews and data-gathering at Riverview, John Diamond and Amanda Lewis have created a rich and disturbing portrait of the achievement gap that persists more than fifty years after the formal dismantling of segregation. As students progress from elementary school to middle school to high school, their level of academic achievement increasingly tracks along racial lines, with white and Asian students maintaining higher GPAs and standardized testing scores, taking more advanced classes, and attaining better college admission results than their black and Latino counterparts. Most research to date has focused on the role of poverty, family stability, and other external influences in explaining poor performance at school, especially in urban contexts. Diamond and Lewis instead situate their research in a suburban school, and look at what factors within the school itself could be causing the disparity. Most crucially, they challenge many common explanations of the 'racial achievement gap,' exploring what race actually means in this situation, and why it matters." -Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lewis, A. E. (2017). Despite the best intentions: how racial inequality thrives in good schools . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, Amanda E. 2017. Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, Amanda E. Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools Oxford University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lewis, Amanda E. Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools Oxford University Press, 2017.
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