Against the Odds
The Meaning of School and Relationships in the Lives of Six Young African-American Men
Published on 24. May 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
239 pages
978-1-56750-497-2 (ISBN)
Description
Through examining the meanings and experiences of the six young men in this study, we can expand our understanding of the complexities of the lives of African-American men and simultaneously challenge seemingly unidimensional images of black men.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56750-497-2 (9781567504972)
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Person
JEREMY N. PRICE is Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Curriculum of Instruction (and serves as director of a Master's teacher preparation program). His research interests focus on understanding the lives of historically disenfranchised students and corresponding efforts to transform teaching and teacher education. His publications include journal articles on racialized masculinities, action research, and liberatory and huminizing pedagogies.
Content
Introduction
The Six Young Men
The Politics of a White Researcher Learning About Young African-American Men's Experiences of School
Situated Meanings of the High School Diploma
Accommodation and Critique if Life in Classrooms
Building Connections
Images of Self, Images of Others
Power, Privilege, and Inequality
References
Author Index
Subject Index
The Six Young Men
The Politics of a White Researcher Learning About Young African-American Men's Experiences of School
Situated Meanings of the High School Diploma
Accommodation and Critique if Life in Classrooms
Building Connections
Images of Self, Images of Others
Power, Privilege, and Inequality
References
Author Index
Subject Index