| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 331 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Criminal justice
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African American teenage boys -- Education (Secondary) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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African American teenage boys. |
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Education, Secondary. |
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New York (State) |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
New York (State) -- New York. |
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Teacher-student relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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Teacher-student relationships. |
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African American juvenile delinquents.
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African American juvenile delinquents. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gibson, Camille, 1971- Being real. New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2002 1931202311 (DLC) 2002005602 (OCoLC)49566416 |
| ISBN |
1593320329 (electronic book) |
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9781593320324 (electronic book) |
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1280361247 |
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9781280361241 |
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9781931202312 (alkaline paper) |
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1931202311 (alkaline paper) |
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