{"product_id":"black-american-students-in-an-affluent-suburb-a-study-of-academic-disengagement-sociocultural-political-and-historical-studies-in-education-9780805845150","title":"Black American Students in An Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement (Sociocultural  Political  and Historical Studies in Education)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Ogbu has studied minority education from a comparative perspective for over 30 years. The study reported in this book--jointly sponsored by the community and the school district in Shaker Heights  Ohio--focuses on the academic performance of Black American students. Not only do these students perform less well than White students at every social class level  but also less well than immigrant minority students  including Black immigrant students. Furthermore  both middle-class Black students in suburban school districts  as well as poor Black students in inner-city schools are not doing well. Ogbus analysis draws on data from observations  formal and informal interviews  and statistical and other data. He offers strong empirical evidence to support the cross-class existence of the problem.  The book is organized in four parts:  Part I provides a description of the twin problems the study addresses--the gap between Black and White students in school performance and the low academic engagement of Black students; a review of conventional explanations; an alternative perspective; and the framework for the study.  Part II is an analysis of societal and school factors contributing to the problem  including race relations  Pygmalion or internalized White beliefs and expectations  levelling or tracking  the roles of teachers  counselors  and discipline.  Community factors--the focus of this study--are discussed in Part III. These include the educational impact of opportunity structure  collective identity  cultural and language or dialect frame of reference in schooling  peer pressures  and the role of the family. This research focus does not mean exonerating the system and blaming minorities  nor does it mean neglecting school and society factors. Rather  Ogbu argues  the role of community forces should be incorporated into the discussion of the academic achievement gap by researchers  theoreticians  policymakers  educators  and minorities themselves who genuinely want to improve the academic achievement of African American children and other minorities.  In Part IV  Ogbu presents a summary of the studys findings on community forces and offers recommendations--some of which are for the school system and some for the Black community.  Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement is an important book for a wide range of researchers  professionals  and students  particularly in the areas of Black education  minority education  comparative and international education  sociology of education  educational anthropology  educational policy  teacher education  and applied anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651751272501,"sku":"ByrdShop_0805845151","price":204.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780805845150.jpg?v=1781839422","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/black-american-students-in-an-affluent-suburb-a-study-of-academic-disengagement-sociocultural-political-and-historical-studies-in-education-9780805845150","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}