This compelling look at the relationship between the majority of African American students and their teachers provides answers and solutions to the hard-hitting

John Ogbu has studied minority education from a comparative perspective for over 30 years. The study reported in this book--jointly sponsored by the community a

An in-depth ethnography of Black engineering students at a historically White institution, Black Campus Life examines the intersection of two crises, up close:

This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also

“An important and powerful book” that radically reframes the debates swirling around the academic achievement of African-American students (Boston Review) �