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ERIC Number: EJ638158
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Black-White "Achievement Gap" as a Perennial Challenge of Urban Science Education: A Sociocultural and Historical Overview with Implications for Research and Practice.
Norman, Obed; Ault, Charles R., Jr.; Bentz, Bonnie; Meskimen, Lloyd
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v38 n10 p1101-14 Dec 2001
Explores how sociocultural factors involved in the manifestation and eventual disappearance of the gap for these groups may shed light on how to address the achievement gap for African American students in urban science education. (Contains 47 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Student Attitudes, Urban Schools, Urban Teaching
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Achievement Gap
Note: Special section: Urban Science Education. III.