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Oppositional culture, also known as the "blocked opportunities framework" or the "caste theory of education", is a term most commonly used in studying the sociology of education to explain racial disparities in educational achievement, particularly between white and black Americans.
Racial diversity in United States schools is the representation of different racial or ethnic groups in American schools.The institutional practice of slavery, and later segregation, in the United States prevented certain racial groups from entering the school system until midway through the 20th century, when Brown v.
In 1986, Nigerian sociologist John Ogbu co-authored with Signithia Fordham a study that concluded that high-performing African-American students in a Washington, D.C. high school borrowed from hegemonic white culture as part of a strategy for achievement, while struggling to maintain a black identity, and the "acting white theory" was born.
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An Oklahoma woman says her three grandchildren were transferred out of Edmond North High School after several racist incidents. Students Transferred Schools to Escape 'Culture of Racism ...
Back in the days before “culture wars” were a thing, ensuring academic success of every child was, at least briefly, the focus of the Indian River County School Board.
John Uzo Ogbu (May 9, 1939 – August 20, 2003) was a Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor known for his theories on observed phenomena involving race and intelligence, especially how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. [1]
The culture wars have infiltrated America’s classrooms. There is no doubt that the politics being forced into our public education system will be front and center […] Focus on Fixing Schools ...