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ERIC Number: EJ449481
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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The Nairobi Day School: An African American Independent School, 1966-1984.
Hoover, Mary Eleanor Rhodes
Journal of Negro Education, v61 n2 p201-10 Spr 1992
Describes the Nairobi Day School in East Palo Alto (California), an independent African-American institution. Its history is traced from its founding in 1966 to its closing in 1984. The Nairobi method and model are proposed as solutions to several contemporary educational problems that African Americans face in public schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Community, Black Institutions, Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Day Schools, Educational History, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Models, Private Schools, Self Concept, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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