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Author Conchas, Gilberto Q.

Title The color of success : race and high-achieving urban youth / Gilbert Q. Conchas ; foreword by Pedro A. Noguera.

Publication Info. New York : Teachers College Press, [2006]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  373.1829 C744C    Check Shelf
Description xix, 147 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index.
Contents The racial dichotomy and challenges confronting students in American schools: toward a conceptual framework of urban school success. -- Balkanization in school organization: integrated and segregated school societies side-by-side. -- "Ain't no thing but a chicken wing": constructing Black student success. -- "I want to make a difference": forging optimism among Latino students. -- "We just make the best of what we have": understanding Vietnamese student motivation and success. -- Social capital among urban youth: how interactions with peers and teachers promote achievement. -- Conclusion: Implications for policy and practice. -- Appendix: On the subjectivity of the researcher.
Subject Children of minorities -- Education -- United States.
Education, Urban -- United States.
Urban youth -- United States.
Successful people -- United States.
ISBN 0807746614 cloth alkaline paper
9780807746615 cloth alkaline paper
0807746606 paperback alkaline paper
9780807746608 paperback alkaline paper
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