Notes from the Back of the Room: Problems and Paradoxes in the Schooling of Young Black Students .

Tyson, Karolyn

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Publication Date: 2003

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Notes from the Back of the Room: Problems and Paradoxes in the Schooling of Young Black Students .

Tyson, Karolyn

Sociology of Education, v76 n4 p326-43 Oct 2003

Examines common teacher practices and black elementary-age students responses to these practices in the process of social reproduction. Finds, using an ethnographic study of two all-black schools, that both schools expressed strong commitments to creating positive learning environments with an emphasis on building self-esteem to enhance academic performance. (CAJ)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Blacks, Discipline Problems, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethnography, Self Esteem, Student Behavior, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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