University Press of America
Pages: 134
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-3999-6 • Paperback • May 2008 • $42.99 • (£33.00)
Dorothy M. Singleton is the Director of the Institute for the Study of Minority Issues at North Carolina Central University. She is also the co-editor of the Journal on Minority Issues and Economic Development and has published numerous articles. Professor Singleton also facilitates forums to discuss issues of minorities related to diversity, race relations, and multicultural and alternative schools.
Part 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction: Educating Traumatized Children and Adolescents
Chapter 3 Conceptual Framework for Developing Cultural Identity among African Americans
Chapter 4 Things Fall Apart: African American Families in New Orleans Responding to Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 5 Our Souls Look Back in Wonder: The Spirituality of African American Families Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 6 Pre/Post Hurricane Katrina: Literacy Practices Promoting Development Within and Outside the Community
Chapter 7 Success Lessons: Select Public Schools Weather the Storm
Chapter 8 Katrina Aftermath: Students from Historically Black Universities and Their Perceptions of Social Consciousness
Chapter 9 Techonlogy Engineering Educational Solutions for the Hurricane Katrina Region
Chapter 10 Hurricane Katrina Survivors: Telling My Story