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Recounts the history of one African-American school in the segregated American South which succeeded in providing nurturing educational environments in spite of the injustices of segregation. The book focuses on the importance of dedicated teachers and the principal and parents.



African American schools in the segregated South faced enormous obstacles in educating their students. But some of these schools succeeded in providing nurturing educational environments in spite of the injustices of segregation. Vanessa Siddle Walker tells the story of one such school in rural North Carolina, the Caswell County Training School, which operated from 1934 to 1969. She focuses especially on the importance of dedicated teachers and the principal, who believed their jobs extended well beyond the classroom, and on the community's parents, who worked hard to support the school. According to Walker, the relationship between school and community was mutually dependent. Parents sacrificed financially to meet the school's needs, and teachers and administrators put in extra time for professional development, specialized student assistance, and home visits. The result was a school that placed the needs of African American students at the center of its mission, which was in turn shared by the community. Walker concludes that the experience of CCTS captures a segment of the history of African Americans in segregated schools that has been overlooked and that provides important context for the ongoing debate about how best to educate African American children. African American History/Education/North Carolina

Walker recounts the history of the Caswell Training School, an African American school in rural North Carolina that faced enormous obstacles to stay open, operating from 1934 to 1969. She shows that the school placed the needs of the African American students at the center of its mission, which was in turn shared by the community. The result was a nurturing educational environment in spite of the injustices of segregation.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 juni 1996

Aantal pagina's: 259

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Vanessa Siddle Walker

Tweede Auteur: Vanessa Siddle Walker

Hoofduitgeverij: The University Of North Carolina Press

Editie: New edition

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 170 mm

Product hoogte: 17 mm

Product lengte: 224 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 159 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm

Verpakking lengte: 241 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 435 g

EAN: 9780807845813

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