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Phillip, Mary-Christine – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1992
In an interview, the former president of the University of Notre Dame, Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, discusses prejudice in the Catholic church and Catholic education, Black English, Afrocentricity, school choice, innercity education, progress in civil rights in the United States, and immigration. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Dialects
Scott, Jerrie Cobb, Ed.; Straker, Dolores Y., Ed.; Katz, Laurie, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
How can teachers make sound pedagogical decisions and advocate for educational policies that best serve the needs of students in today's diverse classrooms? What is the pedagogical value of providing culturally and linguistically diverse students greater access to their own language and cultural orientations? This landmark volume responds to the…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Teaching Methods, Language Planning, Language of Instruction
Whitney, Edward N. – 1977
The importance of developing culturally specific tests for black children is addressed, along with the overall issue of whether a criterion used to discriminate among groups is valid for the population for which it is used. In addition, a brief historical review illustrates accessibility to full participation of citizens and noncitizens of early…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Culture Fair Tests
Schwartz, Judy I., Ed. – 1979
The essays in this monograph are concerned with ways to build on the linguistic diversity found in the schools, turning to educational advantage the characteristics of the multicultural classroom. The following essays are included: (1) "Recent Trends in Bilingual Education" by V. John-Steiner and M. Cooper; (2) "Code-Switching in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Dialects, Black Students, Code Switching (Language)
Riley, Roberta D. – 1978
The research and theoretical rationale for differences between (urban) black and white students, particularly in achievement in language development, are discussed along with implications for the classroom. Theories about language acquisition and capacity that have developed to account for the poor school performance of urban black students…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Black Dialects, Black Students, Disadvantaged
COHEN, PAUL; LABOV, WILLIAM – 1967
THIS PAPER WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU OF CURRICULUM RESEARCH OF THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR USE IN PREPARING A MANUAL FOR LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS IN GRADES 5 TO 12. THE SUGGESTIONS HERE GREW OUT OF THE AUTHORS' ATTEMPTS "TO ISOLATE THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE VERNACULAR USED IN URBAN GHETTOS AND THE…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Youth, Contrastive Linguistics, Curriculum Development
Wolfram, Walter A; Fasold, Ralph W. – 1968
Some differences between Standard English (SE) and "Black English" (BE) have important consequences in communication of messages. The authors cite as an example the "habitual" function of the finite verb "be" which has no equivalent in SE. They point out that "simplification" of the English of the Bible may result in a "translation" which is…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Black Community, Black Culture, Black Dialects
Shuy, Roger W. – 1968
The author describes three current approaches to the problems of nonstandard English and examines the motivations behind their recommendations. The traditional negative correction to standard he calls "eradication," based on ethnocentric prescription. "Biloquialism" offers the student the option of adjusting phonology, grammar,…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Diglossia, English
Delpit, Lisa, Ed.; Dowdy, Joanne Kilgour, Ed. – 2002
This book explores the many Englishes that are spoken in the classroom and the layers of politics, power, and identity that those different forms carry. There are 12 papers in three parts. Part 1, "Language and Identity," includes: "Ovuh Dyuh" (Joanne Kilgour Dowdy); and "Ebonics: A Case History" (Ernie Smith). Part 2, "Languages in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Black Dialects, Black Students
Rickford, Angela E. – 2001
This paper addresses the issue of how to make school matter to historically disenfranchised, inner city African American youth, as well as youth from other struggling ethnic minority groups. It asserts that one way to do this is to reconceptualize approaches to the acquisition of literacy and literacy skills in teaching, engaging, and motivating…
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Black Students
Craig, Holly K.; Washington, Julie A. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2005
"Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade" synthesizes a decade of research by the authors, Holly Craig and Julie Washington, on the oral language and literacy skills of African American children from preschool to fifth grade. Their research has characterized significant influences…
Descriptors: African American Students, Elementary School Students, Preschool Children, Black Dialects
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Foster, Michele – Theory into Practice, 1992
Shared cultural backgrounds and norms about how to use language can influence classroom interactions for minorities, including African Americans. Research finds serious problems when teachers' interactional styles differ from that of students' home communities. The differences can prevent full student participation and limit academic progress.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Access to Education, Black Dialects
Menken, Kate – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
The purpose of this ethnographic study was to determine the norms and rules of behavior in a multi-ethnic seventh-grade classroom in an inner-city school. Data were gathered through classroom observations and interviews with the teacher. The teacher in this class stressed ethnic pride, and because the majority of the students (as well as the…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Asian Americans, Black Dialects, Blacks
Adger, Carolyn – 1994
In response to the problem of high rates of referral of black students to special education and related services due to their use of non-standard English (African American Vernacular English, AAVE), a project was undertaken to assess and address the issue in Baltimore (Maryland) public schools' special education services. An ethnographic study of…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems
Venson, Sheila – 1990
This booklet focuses on what African-American parents can do to provide their children with a firm foundation for educational success. African-American children sometimes do not do well in school because of the following factors: (1) poor self-image; (2) different learning styles; (3) low standards set by teachers and parents; and (4) poor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Dialects, Black Students, Cognitive Style
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