Cultural Collision and Collusion: Reflections on Hip-Hop Culture, Values, and Schools

Beachum (urban school leadership and education, Lehigh U.) and McCray (education, Fordham U.) examine the conditions faced by African American youth in schools and the social, cultural, and political factors affecting them. They describe how schooling contexts collide with the culture of youths; how educational leaders participate in the marginalization and elimination of black youths within schools, especially black males; how the culture of hip-hop affects student behavior, attitudes, and expectations; educator perspectives on the culture; and implications for teaching and educational leadership. Some chapters have been previously published. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)