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Shawn A. Ginwright (Author)


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March 1, 2004 080774431X 978-0807744314
The author examines the conditions and community forces that thwart or promote Afrocentric education reform in urban schools and explores the context and intent behind the community's effort to improve the school, providing a more comprehensive picture about the limits and possibilities for identity based reform in urban schools.


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  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Teachers College Press (March 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 080774431X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807744314
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,572,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
civil rights generation, black nationalism, black youth identity, college preparation courses, many community residents, black youth culture, black studies departments, low academic performance
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West Oakland, African American, Black Power, High School, Wade Nobles, Oakland Public Schools, Oakland Schools, Oakland Unified School District, United States, Implementing the Afrocentric Program, Say It Loud, Lessons Learned, Black Nationalist, Standard English, World War, The Failure of Afrocentric Reform, Hip-Hop Generation, Seventh Street, Maulana Karenga, Alameda County, Oscar Wright, San Francisco, Urban Strategies Council, Nation of Islam, While Mesa
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