This Isn't the America I Thought I'd Find: African Students in the Urban U.S. High School (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761834557)

American society has long placed high expectations on our schools to advance this nation's prospects or to help resolve many of its ills. Throughout America's history, however, immigrant children have experienced difficulties adjusting to their new lives in our schools. This experience has been the fate of many African students who come to America with hopes of securing an excellent education, a better future, and a chance at the American dream; instead, they frequently find disappointment.

Much of this frustration stems from the marginalization of African and African-American history and cultural studies in the curriculums of many American schools. The absence of any realistic exploration of Africa or Africans in American society has led to cases of harassment, teasing, and racially charged environments. This Isn't the America I Thought I'd Find explores the African student experience and offers advice for teachers seeking to facilitate a deeper appreciation of the emotional and historical connections between people of African descent and all Americans.

Author: Rosemary Traoré,Robert J. Lukens
ISBN-10: 0761834559
ISBN-13: 9780761834557
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2006
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.02w x 0.77d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 247