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Connecting Social Disorganization Theory to African-American Outcomes to Explain the Achievement Gap
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Direct linkMadyun, Na'im H. – Educational Foundations, 2011
African-American student achievement outcomes have been and continue to be a critical concern for education researchers. Much of the framing of African-American student outcomes centers on what is known as achievement gaps that exist between African-American and White students. Unfortunately, these gaps have remained roughly the same since the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, African Americans, Social Theories, Racial Differences
