| Building on Resilience: Models and Frameworks of Black Male Success Across the P-20 Pipeline Contributor(s): Bonner, Fred A., II (Editor) |
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ISBN: 157922962X ISBN-13: 9781579229627 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Higher - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 2013047801 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
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| Publisher Description: How do we fix the leaky educational pipeline into a conduit of success for Black males? That the issue is critical is demonstrated by the statistics that only 10% of Black males in the United States are proficient in 8th grade reading, only 52% graduate from high school within four years, and only 35 percent graduate from college. This book uniquely examines the trajectory of Black males through the educational pipeline from pre-school through college. In doing so it not only contributes significantly to the scholarship on the experiences of this population, but bridges the gap between theory and practice to provide frameworks and models that will improve these young men's educational outcomes throughout their educational journeys. A compelling feature of the book is that that it does not treat Black males as homogeneous, but recognizes the diversity that exists among Black males in various educational settings. It demonstrates the need to recognize students' intersectionalities and individual characteristics as an essential preliminary to developing practices to improve outcomes at every educational stage. Throughout, the contributing authors also focus on the strategies and experiences of Black males who achieve academic excellence, examining growth-producing and asset-based practices that can be sustained, and that build upon the recognition that these males have agency and possess qualities such as resilience that are essential to their learning and development. The frameworks and models that conclude each chapter are equally commendable to K-12 educators and administrators; higher education faculty, student affairs practitioners, and administrators; and policymakers, for whom templates are provided for rectifying the continuing inequities of our educational system. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bonner II, Fred A.: - Fred A. Bonner II is the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Chair in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. Dr. Bonner's research and scholarly interests are in the areas of academically gifted collegiate African-American males, minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), diversity in student affairs and the mission of the Historically Black College and University. He has authored the book Academically Gifted African American Male College Students and edited the recently released Diverse Millennial Students in College: Implications for Faculty and Student Affairs. He also was a co-author of the best selling book titled How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy. In 2009, Bonner was the recipient of a one million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) focusing on academically gifted students in Historically Black College and University STEM programs.King, Tim: - Tim King |
