Preface The Encyclopedia Selected Bibliography Index
FAUSTINE C. JONES-WILSON is Professor Emerita of Education at Howard University and Editor Emerita of the Journal of Negro Education. Her books include The Changing Mood in America: Eroding Commitment? (1977) and A Traditional Model of Excellence: Dunbar High School of Little Rock, Arkansas (1981). She is also the author of numerous articles, book chapters, editorials, and book reviews. CHARLES A. ASBURY is Professor Emeritus of Education at Howard University. His articles have appeared in journals such as Negro Educational Review, the Journal of Research and Development in Education, the Journal of Negro Education, and the Review of Educational Research. MARGO OKAZAWA-REY is Professor in the School of Social Work at San Francisco State University. She has worked with school and community organizations in the development of strategies that promote multicultural awareness and empowerment for communities of color. She is the author of several articles and book chapters, and is a coeditor of the forthcoming book, Roots of Racism/Stories of Resistance: Critical Perspectives on Multicultural Education. D. KAMILI ANDERSON is Associate Editor of the Journal of Negro Education. Her publication credits include the Literature chapter in Black Arts Annual: 1987-1988 (1989) and numerous book reviews, news and feature articles in Black Issues in Higher Education, Belles Lettres, New Directions for Women, Conditions, the Journal of Negro Education, Sage and Small Press. SYLVIA M. JACOBS is Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Social Science at North Carolina Central University. Her previous books include The African Nexus: Black American Perspectives on the European Partitioning of Africa, 1889-1920 (1981), and Black Americans and the Missionary Movement in Africa (1982), both published by Greenwood Press. MICHAEL FULTZ is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he specializes in the history of African-American education. His writing has appeared in such publications as the Teachers College Record, the Harvard Educational Review, and the Journal of Negro Education. Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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"This specialized encyclopedia covers significant issues, policies,
historical events, laws, theories, organization, institutions, and
people in African American education....Libraries with extensive
collections in education or African American studies should
consider this for purchase..."-Booklist/Reference Books
Bulletin
"Appropriate education for African Americans is a long-standing
issue with far-reaching implications for all aspects of life in the
US. This book is a comprehensive reference source for readers
interested in the events, people, and institutions that have formed
the basis for the education of African Americans....A good overview
of Greek-letter organizations supplies information sometimes
difficult to locate. More than 200 contributors provide clear,
succinct articles one or two pages in length, which are arranged
alphabetically and end with brief bibliographies. Highly
recommended for all levels of readers."-Choice
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