The color of success : race and high-achieving urban youth
- Title
- The color of success : race and high-achieving urban youth / Gilbert Q. Conchas ; foreword by Pedro A. Noguera.
- Published by
- New York : Teachers College Press, c2006.
- Author
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- Description
- xix, 147 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Contents
- The racial dichotomy and challenges confronting students in American schools: toward a conceptual framework of urban school success. -- Balkanization in school organization: integrated and segregated school societies side-by-side. -- "Ain't no thing but a chicken wing": constructing Black student success. -- "I want to make a difference": forging optimism among Latino students. -- "We just make the best of what we have": understanding Vietnamese student motivation and success. -- Social capital among urban youth: how interactions with peers and teachers promote achievement. -- Conclusion: Implications for policy and practice. -- Appendix: On the subjectivity of the researcher.
- Call number
- Sc E 07-796
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) and index.
- Author
- Conchas, Gilberto Q.
- Title
- The color of success : race and high-achieving urban youth / Gilbert Q. Conchas ; foreword by Pedro A. Noguera.
- Imprint
- New York : Teachers College Press, c2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) and index.
- LCCN
- 2005053813
- ISBN
- 0807746614 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780807746615 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0807746606 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780807746608 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Research call number
- Sc E 07-796