Routledge

Routledge

English

"The book Black Education: A Transformative Research and Action Agenda for the New Century, edited by Joyce E. King, is an educational blueprint for giving the world its third and greatest humanity. All educators, from those who work with the youngest of learners to those who work with graduate students, will find Black Education to be a critical examination of the state of global Black education and what needs to be done by educators and countries to remedy situations that create Black educational underachievement....provides a framework for those of us who seek to continue the onward march of human civilization, liberation, and transformation and provide a golden path for the continuation of our species."—PsycCRITIQUES"This provocative body of work is the result of intensive research investigations that were launched by the Commission on Research in Black Education (CORIBE)....It is a thought-provoking page-turner and a noteworthy read for general audiences who are intrigued with the topic of education reform and issues germane to traditionally underrepresented populations."—Multicultural Review"Once we learn to teach poor Black children, we will likely learn better how to educate all children."—Carol D. LeeFrom Chapter 3, "The State of Knowledge About the Education of African Americans"This volume and the effort of CORIBE...disrupts the discourse of Black inferiority and...suggests that the strengths that are already present and are ripe for development among Black peoples are gifts that humankind the world over so desperately needs....By blurring the artificially constructed lines between research and practice CORIBE has produced a volume that speaks to multiple audiences in multiple ways. It provides a 'grammar' of Black education unlike anything mainstream educational research has ever seen."—Gloria Ladson-BillingsFrom the Foreword