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ERIC Number: EJ327958
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Improving the Success in School of Poor Black Children.
Gilbert, Shirl E., II; Gay, Geneva
Phi Delta Kappan, v67 n2 p133-37 Oct 1985
Describes cultural factors negatively affecting black students' abilities to achieve success in school according to prevailing standards, and suggests using the differences between black culture and "school culture" positively to develop new means of educating black students that will enhance the students' chances of success. (PGD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Culture, Black Students, Black Youth, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, School Culture, Student School Relationship, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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