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Language, Literacy, and Pedagogy in Postindustrial Societies: The Case of Black Academic Underachievement book cover

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Language, Literacy, and Pedagogy in Postindustrial Societies The Case of Black Academic Underachievement

By Paul C. Mocombe, Carol Tomlin Copyright 2013
208 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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In postindustrial economies such as the United States and Great Britain, the black/white achievement gap is perpetuated by an emphasis on language and language skills, with which black American and black British-Caribbean youths often struggle. This work analyzes the nature of educational pedagogy in the contemporary capitalist world-system under American hegemony. Mocombe and Tomlin interpret... Read more

Introduction  1. Postindustrial Pedagogy in America and the United Kingdom  2. Black American Achievement and Underachievement in America's Postindustrial Economy  3. Black Underachievement in Postindustrial America: Reevaluating the "Burden of Acting White"  4. Black British Achievement and Underachievement in Britain's Postindustrial Economy  5. The Writing Performance in English of African Heritage Students in Two Urban Environments: Birmingham, England and Kingston, Jamaica  6. Conclusion: Capitalism, Social Class Language Games, and Global Black Underachievement

Biography

Paul C. Mocombe is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Sociology at West Virginia State University and the President/CEO of The Mocombeian Foundation, Inc.

Carol Tomlin is a former Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. She is now an educational consultant.

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