Black Students and School Failure: Policies, Practices, and Prescriptions.

Preface Introduction Prescriptive Ideologies Versus Descriptive Practices: The Societal and Institutional Contexts Cultural Synchronization Teacher Expectations Research on Teacher-Students Interactions: Effects of Student Race, Gender and Grade Level Appendix: Description of Methodology for Chapter 4 Effective Strategies for Committed Educators Implications for Training and Staff Development Conclusion: Changing Schools for Future Challenges References Index