The Journal of Negro Education back issues from January 2007:
Introduction and Overview
Jan 01, 2007; ... Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the day in 1865 when slaves in Texas first learned that President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln actually signed the proclamation two and a half years earlier on January 1, 1863, but Texas slaves were ...
Embracing Technology in the Secondary School Curriculum: The Status in Two Eastern Caribbean Countries
Jan 01, 2007; ... Globalization is a major element in 21st century economies, and its dependence on technology, makes the role of computer-related technologies in education very critical. The dearth of research regarding the use of technology by Caribbean teachers led to this study that sought to identify school- ...
An Exploratory Study of Online Postsecondary Education for Low-Income Working Adults: A View from Education Support Programs
Jan 01, 2007; ... This research investigated online postsecondary education for the low-income clients of education support organizations (ESOs). A multi-stage case study approach was taken. The first stage included a survey of ESO program directors; the second stage was a case study of an ESO serving more than ...
The Identity and Success Life Story Method: A New Paradigm for Digital Inclusion
Jan 01, 2007; ... To a greater degree than ever before, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) drive the U.S. global digital economy, health care delivery, homeland security, and standard of living However, Black students in the nation 's public education systems are not afforded high-quality ...
Clover: Narratives and Simulations in Virtual Environments
Jan 01, 2007; ... This article presents a newly developed software application (Clover) for constructing animated narrative vignette. Results from a semester-long field study with 69 elementary pre-service teachers are reported, including, two complete examples of animated narrative vignettes that focused on a ...
Understanding the Complex Dimensions of the Digital Divide: Lessons Learned in the Alaskan Arctic
Jan 01, 2007; ... Using insights from an ethnographic case study conducted in 2003-2004 among Iñupiat Eskimo in the Alaskan Arctic, this article sheds light on the complex nature and ramifications of the sociological issues surrounding equitable access to technology tools and skills that are collectively referred ...
Conductors of the Digitized Underground Railroad: Black Teachers Empower Pedagogies with Computer Technology
Jan 01, 2007; ... Computers and related technologies are becoming ubiquitous to many U.S. schools. However, little is known about the ways Black educators working in inner-urban schools integrate computer technology into their classroom practices in ways that meet their students' personal and cultural needs. This ...
Preparing Mathematics and Science Teachers for Diverse Classrooms: Promising Strategies for Transformative Pedagogy
Jan 01, 2007; ... Preparing Mathematics and Science Teachers for Diverse Classrooms: Promising Strategies for Transformative Pedagogy, edited by Alberto J. Rodriguez and Richard S. Kitchen. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2005. 296 pp. $79.95, hardcover. This book will help teacher educators who are reluctant to ...
Black Youth Employ African American Vernacular English in Creating Digital Texts
Jan 01, 2007; ... This study addressed the use of African American Vernacular English among a group of urban secondary school students who participated in a digital media course as part of a pre-college summer enrichment program. Using theories of African American language and culturally relevant pedagogy, the ...
Star Teachers: The Ideology and Best Practices of Effective Teachers of Diverse Children and Youth in Poverty
Jan 01, 2007; ... Star Teachers: The Ideology and Best Practices of Effective Teachers of Diverse Children and Youth in Poverty, by Martin Haberman. Houston: The Haberman Educational Foundation, 2005. 220 pp. $29.95, paperback. Dr. Martin Haberman, now recognized as one of the leading scholars in urban ...
Black and Brown: Race, Ethnicity, and School Preparation
Jan 01, 2007; ... Black and Brown: Race, Ethnicity, and School Preparation, by William A. Sampson. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Education, 2004.180 pp. $19.95, paperback. Black and Brawn: Race, Ethnicity, and School Preparation highlights the ways that families participate in the education of their children ...