The color of success : race and high-achieving urban youth / Gilbert Q. Conchas ; foreword by Pedro A. Noguera.
By: Conchas, Gilberto Q
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Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, c2006Description: xix, 147 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0807746614 (hbk.); 9780807746615 (hbk.).Subject(s): Children of minorities -- Education -- United States | Education, Urban -- United States | Urban youth -- United States | Successful people -- United StatesDDC classification: 373.1829 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Remark |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) and index.
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.