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Download full textCushman, M. Ellen – 1995
Researchers and teachers often are not privy to the literacy events smuggled into the private lives of urban African-Americans. Yet, these hidden literacies, such as journal writing and reading personal business letters, often reveal deft rhetorical skills as well as intellectual grappling with the social complexities of power, race, and class.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Discourse Communities, Illiteracy, Inner City
Peer reviewedCarmichael, J. W., Jr.; Sevenair, John P. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1991
Discussed is the success of a small university in placing African Americans into medical school and pharmacy school. Described are precollege enrichment programs for mathematics and science that emphasize problem solving, homework, daily quizzes, development of vocabulary and reading skills, peer support groups, role models, and parental…
Descriptors: Blacks, Course Selection (Students), Enrichment Activities, Homework
