Historical perspectives on African American males as subjects of education policy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 854-871

  Fultz, Michael ^a   Brown, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American males; Education; History; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949205727     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207311994     Document Type: Article

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