Harnessing and channeling African American children's energy in the mathematics classroom

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-283

  Lattimore, Randy ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American children; Mathematics education; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644464821     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934703261921     Document Type: Article

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