{"product_id":"african-american-education-a-reference-handbook-9781576072691","title":"African American Education: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cynthia L. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Teaching - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique reference work providing information and resources on the main issues concerning the education of African Americans over the past two decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 1954 to the present, from preschool programs like Headstart to historically black colleges and universities, \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Education: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e explores the black educational experience. Statistical analysis and anecdotal evidence, along with interviews with leading black educators, help readers understand the African American perspective on such controversial issues as testing, curriculum choice, institutional approaches, affirmative action, and the effects of desegregation. Readers will also discover how the striking incompatibility between early informal education experiences and later formal education results in a dichotomy that sets African Americans apart from other groups.","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45082011664535,"sku":"9781576072691","price":5399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781576072691.webp?v=1767262954","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/african-american-education-a-reference-handbook-9781576072691","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}