African American education [electronic resource] : race, community, inequality and achievement ; a tribute to Edgar G. Epps / edited by Walter R. Allen, Margaret Beale Spencer, Carla O'Connor ; editorial assistant, Ophella Dano. Allen, Walter Recharde. Spencer, Margaret Beale. O'Connor, Carla. Dano, Ophella. Epps, Edgar G., 1929- African Americans Education Congresses. School integration United States Congresses. African Americans Employment Congresses. Conservatism United States Congresses. Affirmative action programs United States Congresses. African Americans education Congresses. Mainstreaming (Education) United States Congresses. African Americans Congresses. Employment United States Congresses. Social Change United States Congresses. LC2717 .A39 2002 371.829/96073 22 37.01 Based on a symposium held in 1998. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This volume considers African-American education in the 21st century through the lens of the Chicago School Tradition, at the University of Chicago. The Chicago School Tradition, among other emphases, stressed the optimistic view that all children who do not have serious physical or emotional impairments can do well in school, if provided access to effective teachers, sufficient resources and adequate opportunities to learn. On the occasion of Professor Edgar G. Epps' retirement from the University of Chicago, as Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education, this volume includes contributions from several generations of scholars influenced by his work to celebrate his career and contributions to educational research, policy and practice. More broadly, the volume adopts a holistic approach to examine the persistent challenges of deteriorating urban schools and poor educational outcomes for African American students. The volume seeeks to demonstrate how solutions may flow from educational research, theory, policy and practices conducted in the Chicago School Tradition. Amsterdam ; Boston : JAI, 2002. 2002. 2002 Text 1 online resource (xxvi, 374 p.) : http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1479-358X/2 eng Advances in education in diverse communities, 1479-358X ; v. 2 Advances in education in diverse communities ; v. 2. African American education. African American education. United States United States United States United States United States United States