Effective Education of African American Exceptional Learners: New Perspectives

Bys: Festus E. Obiakor, James M. Patton, Bridgie Alexis Ford

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089079619X
• ISBN13: 9780890796191
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Pro-Ed
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

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Education as Empowerment

In Part I, Assessment and Identification Practices, the reader has the oppurtunity to explore and examine issues surrounding these practices for African American students with exceptionalities, including those with gifts and talents. Part II. Antecedent Factors Surrounding Complementary School Learning Enviroments, includes the following topics: self-concept models for African American exceptional students; communication patterns of African American learners; curricular and pedagogical procedures for African American learners with academic and cognitive disabilities; cultural framework for educating students classified as having emotional of behavioral disorders; and the restructuring of teacher education programs to enhance leadership and teaching skills of professionals regarding inclusiveness for African Americans. In Part III, The Home-Community-School Pyramid Connection, the contributors investigate the roles of African American parents and communities. They address the restructuring of the balance of power and/or networking between professionals, African American parents, and communities. Finally, Part IV, Alternative Models, features two exemplary models presently providing effective educational services to African American youth. Embedded in this examination are the philosophical, curricular, and pedagogical bases for the Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies School in Detroit, Michigan, and the Marcus Garvey School in Los Angeles, California. - except from book's preface