{"product_id":"troubling-the-waters_9780807771693","title":"Troubling the Waters","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive fieldwork in schools and communities in St. Louis and Atlanta, \u003ci\u003eTroubling the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e captures the experiences of today’s African American families like no other book. Reframing the debates around urban schooling, Jerome Morris offers an empirically based research foundation for a new approach to quality schooling for African Americans. Morris counters the view set forth by many neoconservatives that racism no longer exists, while simultaneously offering a trenchant critique of the desegregation-only paradigm for achieving \u003ci\u003eBrown’\u003c\/i\u003es promises. Essential reading for educators, scholars, and policymakers who are deeply committed to improving the education of Black children, this timely book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSituates African Americans’ pursuit of quality education outside the traditional liberal versus conservative dichotomy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevisits the role of African American culture, identity, and institutions in the educational achievement of Black children today. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses organizational characteristics of schools that constrain or support African American students’ educational experiences and outcomes. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the implications for urban education and school reform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jerome E. Morris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037260709990,"sku":"9780807771693","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807771693.jpg?v=1771608287","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/troubling-the-waters_9780807771693","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}