University Press of America
Pages: 170
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-6009-9 • Paperback • October 2012 • $44.99 • (£35.00)
978-0-7618-6010-5 • eBook • October 2012 • $42.50 • (£35.00)
Hope M. Bland practices school social work for an urban public school district and is an adjunct professor at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio where she teaches multicultural perspectives.
Ashraf Esmail is an assistant professor in social sciences at Southern University at New Orleans. His research interests include urban, multicultural, and peace education, family, cultural diversity, political sociology, criminology, social problems, and deviance.
Tables
Series Foreword by Dr. Abul Pitre
Foreword by Dr. Joy Smith McElveen, LCSW
Preface by Ira Arthell Neighbors, Ph.D.
Acknowledgment
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Literature Review
Chapter Three: Methodology
Chapter Four: Data Collection and Analysis
Chapter Five: Results, Conclusions, and Recommendations
References
Index
I read with interest the results of this research, which lay an important framework for further study. Particularly for those not in the educational field, the implications are clear and intriguing. In addition, providing an avenue for black students to voice their perceptions regarding the current system of social work services is extremely valuable. I eagerly anticipate a positive reaction from both the academic and lay communities and hope this work is disseminated widely.
— Margaret LaPorte, Ph.D, University of Illinois at Chicago
All too often social work services are not included as a part of programs designed to meet the needs of students, especially minority students. Bland and Esmail investigated the inclusion of social work services in a GEAR-UP program for African American students finding trust was an issue for these students and trust also affected how they shared personal experiences. The GEAR-UP program made them feel academically advanced and prepared for post-secondary education. The book adds to the literature on how programs affect their participants and how social services might be added into programs for minority students.
— Elizabeth L. Pearman, Ph.D, Pearman & Associates