Colloquium Provocation Paper: Pay Attention to the Culture of Schooling
No
October 27, 2010
Prudence Carter examines what we mean by equity in education in the 21st century through the lens of economic and educational disparities.
Language, Culture, and Identity
Between a ‘Soft’ and a ‘Hard’ Place: Issues of Gender Identity in the Schooling and Job Behaviors of Low-Income Minority Youth
No
January 1, 2001
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, Volume 8, pp.211-233
An article by Prudence Carter in "Sociological Studies of Children and Youth."
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Intersectional Identities: "Acting White," Gender and Achievement
No
March 1, 2006
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Prudence Carter addresses the notion that Blacks underperform in school because they fear (being accused of) "acting white."
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Keepin' It Real: School Success beyond Black and White
No
September 1, 2005
Oxford University Press
In her book, Prudence Carter refutes common wisdom about teenage behavior and racial difference, and shows how intercultural communication, rather than assimilation, can help close the black-white gap.
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Leadership for Equity & Accountability in Districts and Schools (LEADS)
Project Dates:
Cohort I: 2007-2010; Cohort II: 2010-2013
Contact:
Janice Jackson
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LEADS applied cutting-edge knowledge from scholars and practitioners in education, business, and design to the complex challenges confronting urban school systems. It served six districts around the country.
Student Achievement in Southern African Primary Schools: A Comparative Study of Northwest Province, South African and Botswana
Project Dates:
January 2009-December 2011
This project investigates educational policies in Botswana and South Africa by measuring student achievement in 112 schools on either side of the countries' border.
Brown Bag Seminar: The Criminal, the Ape, and the Static Being: Three Views of Blacks in the Modern Era
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No
June 9, 2011
Time:
Noon
Speaker:
Jennifer Eberhardt
Location:
Stanford: CERAS 100B
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Psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt will discuss three long-held views of blacks in the United States that continue to guide our perceptions and contribute to racial inequalities.
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Cultural Explanations for Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Academic Achievement: A Call for a New and Improved Theory
No
March 1, 2009
Prudence Carter assesses the literature on cultural explanations for ethno-racial differences in K–12 schooling and academic performance.
Student Performance Assessment Series: Performance Assessments for English Language Learners
No
April 2, 2010
Jamal Abedi discusses how performance assessments can be efficiently used to instruct English language learners.
Colorblindness as a Barrier to Inclusion: Assimilation and Nonimmigrant Minorities
No
September 22, 2000
Hazel Markus et al. propose an alternative model of inclusion, which acknowledges differences attached to group identity while creating a setting that is accepting of differences as non-limiting.
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