African American Females, Addressing Challenges and Nurturing the Future, Addressing Challenges and Nurturing the Future

Author

Zamani-Gallaher; Eboni M. ; Zamani-Gallaher; Eboni M.

Year

2013

Publisher

Michigan State University Press

Language

English

Link

Last Update

20-May-2026

Keywords

Gender Studies

Description

Internal and external implications of cultural, social, and symbolic capital influence the microlevel schooling process within the k–12 educational system. The individualized and collective implications associated with these distinct forms of capital affect the manner in which the context of a school culture values certain types of activities, affiliations, and knowledge (Bourdieu, 1984; Coleman, 1988; DiMaggio, 1982; Lareau & McNamara Horvat, 1999; Spillane, Hallett, & Diamond, 2003). Nonetheless, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) uses a macrolevel systematic approach to improve academic measures and foster enhanced educational outcomes for public school constituencies. Academic measures of NCLB equate school...