As part of a project on the status of African-Americans that was initiated by the William Monroe Institute for the Study of Black Culture at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, this volume takes a comprehensive look at the education of African-Americans, specifically early childhood through postsecondary education, and relevant public policy issues since 1940. The list of contributors to the study includes both white and black scholars who are affiliated with primarily urban institutions located in the Northwest, the South, and on the East Coast who are deeply committed to educational research. By focusing on the known status of the education of African-Americans to date and the additional factors which need to be considered in order to develop appropriate educational strategies, these essays evaluate current programs and provide recommendations for public policy improvements.Each essay addresses some aspect of the history of the education of African-Americans or the effectiveness of pertinent laws and policies enacted within the past fifty years. Trends in the educational advancement of Blacks are clearly defined with particular focus on the forecasting of circumstances that could affect future progress. Topics ranging from counseling and guidance of minority children to the need for more Black teachers and the continuing struggle with racial violence on campus, demonstrate the broad scope of this volume. Suggestions for further reading on a specific topic appear in the list of references at the end of each chapter.

This volume takes a comprehensive look at the education of African-Americans. Topics ranging from the counseling of minority children to the continuing struggle with racial violence on campus demonstrate the broad scope of this volume.

PrefaceHistorical PerspectiveThe Civil Rights Movement and Educational Change by Meyer WeinbergThe Social and Historical Context: A Case Study of Philanthropic Assistance by Charles V. WillieElementary and Secondary Education and DesegregationSchool Desegregation Since Gunnar Myrdal's American Dilemma by Robert A. DentlerThe Future of School Desegregation by Charles V. WillieSchool ImprovementMeeting the Needs of Black Children in Public Schools: A School Reform Challenge by James P. Comer and Norris M. HaynesSchool Improvement Among Blacks: Implications for Excellence and Equity by Faustine Jones-WilsonCounseling and Guidance of Black and Other Minority Children in Public Schools by Charles E. FlowersPostsecondary EducationBlacks in College by Antoine M. GaribaldiThe Road Taken: Minorities and Proprietary Schools by Robert RothmanGraduate and Professional Education for Blacks by James E. BlackwellSystemwide Title VI Regulation of Higher Education, 1968-88: Implications for Increased Minority Participation by John B. WilliamsSpecial IssuesBlack Participation and Performance in Science, Mathematics, and Technical Education by Willie Pearson, Jr.Social Studies, Ethnic Diversity, and Social Change by James A. BanksAbating the Shortage of Black Teachers by Antoine M. GaribaldiThe Field and Function of Black Studies by James B. StewartThe Role of the University in Racial Violence on Campus by Wornie L. ReedSummary and Recommendations by Charles V. WillieAppendix: Status of African-Americans Project Study GroupIndex