Being real the student-teacher relationship and African-American male delinquency /
Gibson examines the role of school teachers in helping African-American juveniles not only to learn but also to acquire the social and cultural skills to avoid delinquency and attain upward social mobility. Gibson looks at how student-teacher relationships affect African American males. She studied...
| Main Author: | Gibson, Camille, 1971- |
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| Other Authors: | EBSCOhost. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
LFB Scholarly Pub.,
2002.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (ix, 331 pages). |
| Series: |
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Summary: |
Gibson examines the role of school teachers in helping African-American juveniles not only to learn but also to acquire the social and cultural skills to avoid delinquency and attain upward social mobility. Gibson looks at how student-teacher relationships affect African American males. She studied students in two Bronx, New York, schools. African-American males may start optimistic, but they often come to perceive school as a poor option for achieving the "American dream." Instead, they may turn to crime, most often drug dealing and violence. Gibson's work shows how teachers affect this process. Teachers are most effective when they are "real": caring and willing to share of themselves as they pass on not only the subject matter of the class but also the social and cultural capital necessary to maximize their students chances at upward social mobility. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index. Cause for concern -- What we know -- A researcher investigates -- The social, political, and economic contexts -- The school players -- Student-teacher interactions -- Student outcomes -- What's to be done. Gibson examines the role of school teachers in helping African-American juveniles not only to learn but also to acquire the social and cultural skills to avoid delinquency and attain upward social mobility. Gibson looks at how student-teacher relationships affect African American males. She studied students in two Bronx, New York, schools. African-American males may start optimistic, but they often come to perceive school as a poor option for achieving the "American dream." Instead, they may turn to crime, most often drug dealing and violence. Gibson's work shows how teachers affect this process. Teachers are most effective when they are "real": caring and willing to share of themselves as they pass on not only the subject matter of the class but also the social and cultural capital necessary to maximize their students chances at upward social mobility. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco Academic. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (ix, 331 pages). |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1593320329 9781593320324 |