Schooling for Resilience: Improving the Life Trajectory of Black and Latino Boys

ISBN-13: 9781612506746 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 296 str.

Edward Fergus;Pedro Noguera;Margary Martin

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As a group, Black and Latino boys face persistent and devastating disparities in achievement when compared to their White counterparts: they are more likely to obtain low test scores and grades, be categorized as learning disabled, be absent from honors and gifted programs, and be overrepresented among students who are suspended and expelled from school. They are also less likely to enroll in college and more likely to drop out. Put simply, they are among the most vulnerable populations in our schools.

Schooling for Resilience investigates how seven newly formed schools, created specifically to serve boys of color, set out to address the broad array of academic and social problems faced by Black and Latino boys. Drawing on student and teacher surveys, focus groups, interviews, and classroom observations, the authors investigate how these schools were developed, what practices they employed, and how their students responded academically and socially. In particular, they focus on the theory of action that informed each school's approach to educating Black and Latino boys and explore how choices about school structure and culture shaped students' development and achievement. In doing so, the authors identify educational strategies that all schools can learn from.

This thoughtful, passionately argued volume promises to influence efforts to improve the achievement and life outcomes of Black and Latino boys for years to come.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Single-Sex Schools
An Intervention in Search of a Theory 1

Chapter 2 Assumptions and Strategies
A Model for “Saving” Boys of Color 23

Chapter 3 Curriculum and Instruction
Striving for Rigor and Relevance 55

Chapter 4 Building Community
A Climate That Supports Resilience 95

Chapter 5 Reconstructing Social Identities
Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 137

Chapter 6 Resilience and Achievement
Attitudes and Practices That Influence Performance 165

Chapter 7 Creating Protective School Environments
A Framework for Reform 195

Appendix 1 Descriptions of the Schools 205

• Thomas Jefferson Academy for Young Men 205
• North Star Academy for Young Men 212
• Westward Leadership Academy 218
• Salem Academy on Culture and Justice 226
• Washington Academy for Boys 234
• Kennedy College Preparatory Academy 239
• Bethune Academy 244

Appendix 2 Survey Measures and Instructional Action Codes 249

Notes 259
Acknowledgments 269
About the Authors 271
Index 273