Educating African American Students ─ Foundations, Curriculum, and Experiences

After outlining the history of African American education and setting the context for current performance, three chapters consider the curriculum in the social sciences, mathematics and special education. Five chapters featuring summaries of empirical research round out the book. The first in a new series call Critical black pedagogy in education, this volume also explores the larger social questions, including the apparent overrepresentation of African American males in special education. References are at the end of individual chapters, but the volume doesn't include an index. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Abul Pitre is the former Carter G. Woodson Professor of education at Edinoboro University of Pennsylvania. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Fayetteville State University where he teaches doctoral courses in educational leadership. Esrom Pitre is an associate principal at Donaldsonville High School. His areas of research are African American males in special education and multicultural education with a focus on racial issues as it relates to African American students. Ruth Ray is the department chair at Louisiana State University, Shreveport where she teaches courses in Educational Leadership. Her major research interest is the impact of zero tolerance policy on African American students. Twana Hilton-Pitre is the director of field experiences at Louisiana State University, Shreveport. Her areas of expertise include counseling, multicultural education, and elementary education.