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- Title
ETHNIC SCHOOLS A Historical Case Study of Ethnically Focused Supplemental Education Programs.
- Authors
Nelson-Brown, Jason
- Abstract
This article covers three primary topics within the broad heading of ethnically focused supple-mental education. The first is a general overview of the topic of supplemental ethnic schools. The second is a specific case history of one such program, the Mount Zion Ethnic School. The third is a discussion, informed by that case history, of how and why such programs may be beneficial elements of a holistic system of education that combines formal schooling with informal and nonformal educational efforts, especially those grounded in and generated by diverse and marginalized communities. The value of such programs is only partially reflected in measurable academic products of their programs, as it also includes the symbolic power of fostering a sense of agency, empowerment, and possibility within a community and in how that community is viewed by others.
- Subjects
EDUCATION; HOLISTIC education; PUBLIC institutions; ETHNIC schools; SCHOOLS; LEARNING communities
- Publication
Education & Urban Society, 2005, Vol 38, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0013-1245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0013124505279896