This book is composed of two sections, the first being a proposal for a design for raising the academic performance of inner city children. A statement of the problem is followed by a discussion of the prevalent theories seeking to explain underachievement, such as demographic, sociological, psychological, physiological, and biological-genetic…

Compares two philosophies of education: 1) behavioral psychology, represented by Clark plan for Washington, D.C., public schools, and 2) humanism, represented by British free school movement. (RT)

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the nature of the school crisis and the ways in which radical thinkers and educators are dealing with it. Excerpts from the writings of Jonathan Kozol, John Holt, Kenneth Clark, and others are concerned with the realities of education in ghettos and suburbs. Paul Goodman, Marshall McLuhan, Sylvia…

Community-based research in Black Studies is a general phrase suggesting that scholarship about blacks should be pursued within a framework of theory, praxis, and community service. Both theory and praxis are critical in order to understand fully how black life experiences have molded and are reflected in American civilization. Theory refers to…