Closing the large educational gaps that exist between the majority population and several minority groups is increasingly important, owing to America's rapidly growing racial and ethnic diversity and the rising skill demands of our technological era. This book examines variations in minority and majority educational patterns, assesses underlying causes, and offers recommendations for increasing the rate of minority educational progress. L. Scott Miller argues that group educational advancement is an intergenerational process shaped by a complex interplay of economic, social, cultural, and institutional factors over time. The current generation of minority and majority students has very different amounts and mixes of home, school, and community resources to draw on, owing to divergent historical experiences and contemporary circumstances. A large-scale, long-term national effort is proposed to ensure that minorities reach educational parity with the majority as soon as possible.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300072792
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94485590
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Experimental Psychology
Author
L. Scott Miller
Publication Name
An American Imperative: Accelerating Minority Educational Advancement
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Education, Teaching
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
231mm
Item Width
186mm
Item Weight
598g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
L. Scott Miller
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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