Linking health and education for African American students' success / edited by Nadine M. Finigan-Carr.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Finigan-Carr, Nadine M. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Health and hygiene.
Discrimination in education > United States.
African American students > Social conditions.
Health Status.
Black or African American > education.
Child.
Adolescent.
Students.
Socioeconomic Factors.
United States.
Physical Description:xxvi, 139 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A dream deferred : how trauma impacts the academic achievement of African-American youth / Larry J. Walker and Ramon B. Goings
  • Racism as a fundamental determinant of health for Black boys / Roland J. Thorpe Jr., Derek M. Griffith, Marino A. Bruce, and Lawrence Brown
  • Drinking and learning while black : the effect of family problem drinking on children's later educational attainment / Stacey Houston
  • Lifetime mental disorders and education experienvces among Black adolescents / Theda Rose, Nadine M. Finigan-Carr, and Sean Joe
  • Community violence, adolescent aggression and academic achievement / Nadine M. Finigan-Carr and Tanya L. Sharpe
  • Schools as retraumatizing environments / Wendy E. Shaia and Shanda C. Crowder
  • Peace, be still : black educators coping with constant school reforms in Philadelphia / Camika Royal
  • Promoting culturally responsive practice to reduce disparities in school discipline among African American students / Katrina J. Debnam, Jessika H. Bottiani, and Catherine P. Bradshaw
  • On some types and consequences of after-school activities in low-Income neighborhoods / Brad Lian.