Keepin' it Real
Prudence L. Carter
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Description for Keepin' it Real
Paperback. Keepin' It Real refutes the common wisdom about teenage behavior and racial difference, and shows how intercultural communication, rather than assimilation, can help close the black-white achievement gap. Series: Transgressing Boundaries. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JFSL3; JFSP2; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
How can we help African American and Latino students perform better in the classroom and on exams? In Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, Prudence Carter argues that what is needed is a broader recognition of the unique cultural styles and practices that non-white students bring to the classroom. Based on extensive interviews and surveys of students in New York, she demonstrates that the most successful negotiators of our school systems are the multicultural navigators, culturally savvy teens who draw from multiple traditions, whether it be knowledge of hip hop or of classical music, to achieve their ... Read more
How can we help African American and Latino students perform better in the classroom and on exams? In Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, Prudence Carter argues that what is needed is a broader recognition of the unique cultural styles and practices that non-white students bring to the classroom. Based on extensive interviews and surveys of students in New York, she demonstrates that the most successful negotiators of our school systems are the multicultural navigators, culturally savvy teens who draw from multiple traditions, whether it be knowledge of hip hop or of classical music, to achieve their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Transgressing Boundaries
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195325232
SKU
V9780195325232
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Ref
99-18
About Prudence L. Carter
Prudence L. Carter is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Stanford University. She won the 2006 Oliver Cromwell Cox Award and was a finalist for the 2005 C. Wright Mills Award for Keepin' It Real.
Reviews for Keepin' it Real
...debunks the prevailing perspective that academic disengagement is influenced by student resistance to "acting white." "Acting White," Carter argues, is used by [African-American and Latino] students for cultural, not academic, reasons and is likely connected to student criticism of ineffectually organized schools that are blind to their social, cultural, and material realities offers educators valuable cultural insight into the role ... Read more