Valora Washington
Biographic Data
| ID | 3964156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valora Washington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valora |
| FAMILY NAME | Washington |
| SIGNATURE | WASHINGTON V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Setting Our Own Agenda: Exploring the Meaning of Gender Disparities Among Blacks in Higher Education
Valora Washington, Joanna Newman, Setting Our Own Agenda: Exploring the Meaning of Gender Disparities Among Blacks in Higher Education, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 1 (Winter, 1991), pp. 19-35
Child Care Policy, African Americans, and Moral Dilemmas
Valora Washington, Child Care Policy, African Americans, and Moral Dilemmas, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 3, Socialization Forces Affecting the Education of African American Youth in the 1990s (Summer, 1991), pp. 388-398
The Relationship Between Head Start Parental Involvement and the Economic and Social Self-Sufficiency of Head Start Families
Ura Jean Oyemade, Valora Washington, Dominic F. Gullo, The Relationship Between Head Start Parental Involvement and the Economic and Social Self-Sufficiency of Head Start Families, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 58, No. 1 (Winter, 1989), pp. 5-15
Historical and contemporary linkages between black child development and social policy
Concern for the welfare of Blacks played a major role in strengthening ties between the fields of child development and social policy over the past twenty-five years since the Moynihan report. However, the interests of Black children are often obscured by the emphasis on economic deprivation instead of on race and racism in the formulation of social policy and by implementation of policy in ways that undermine the survival strategies of poor Blac…
Project Head Start: Past, Present, and Future Trends in the Context of Family Needs
A Critical Analysis of the Assessment of the Effects of Head Start on Minority Children
Head Start: How appropriate for minority families in the 1980s
This paper examines four concepts of Head Start that are of particular concern for minorities: community control, parent involvement, comprehensive services, and cultural diversity. Recognizing the ingenuity, appeal, and resilience of Head Start, the challenge of the 1980s is to maintain, advocate for, and monitor program quality. Recommendations to this end are offered
Observations of teacher behavior in desegrated reading groups
Implementing multicultural education: Elementary teachers' attitudes and professional practices
Racial Differences in Teacher Perceptions of First and Fourth Grade Pupils on Selected Characteristics
Both practitioners and researchers have implied that teacher behavior and attitudes vary by the race and/or gender of the learner.' Supporting this assertion is the bias theorya middle class, White, female preference which suggests that since the majority of teachers have these traits, schooling is biased against pupils not sharing those characteristics. Conversely, students who have status similar to the establishment discover inherent rewards i…
Setting Our Own Agenda: Exploring the Meaning of Gender Disparities Among Blacks in Higher Education
Valora Washington, Joanna Newman, Setting Our Own Agenda: Exploring the Meaning of Gender Disparities Among Blacks in Higher Education, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 1 (Winter, 1991), pp. 19-35
Racial Differences in Teacher Perceptions of First and Fourth Grade Pupils on Selected Characteristics
Both practitioners and researchers have implied that teacher behavior and attitudes vary by the race and/or gender of the learner.' Supporting this assertion is the bias theorya middle class, White, female preference which suggests that since the majority of teachers have these traits, schooling is biased against pupils not sharing those characteristics. Conversely, students who have status similar to the establishment discover inherent rewards i…
The Relationship Between Head Start Parental Involvement and the Economic and Social Self-Sufficiency of Head Start Families
Ura Jean Oyemade, Valora Washington, Dominic F. Gullo, The Relationship Between Head Start Parental Involvement and the Economic and Social Self-Sufficiency of Head Start Families, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 58, No. 1 (Winter, 1989), pp. 5-15
Implementing multicultural education: Elementary teachers' attitudes and professional practices
Implementing multicultural education: Elementary teachers' attitudes and professional practices
Racial Differences in Teacher Perceptions of First and Fourth Grade Pupils on Selected Characteristics
Both practitioners and researchers have implied that teacher behavior and attitudes vary by the race and/or gender of the learner.' Supporting this assertion is the bias theorya middle class, White, female preference which suggests that since the majority of teachers have these traits, schooling is biased against pupils not sharing those characteristics. Conversely, students who have status similar to the establishment discover inherent rewards i…
Observations of teacher behavior in desegrated reading groups
Head Start: How appropriate for minority families in the 1980s
This paper examines four concepts of Head Start that are of particular concern for minorities: community control, parent involvement, comprehensive services, and cultural diversity. Recognizing the ingenuity, appeal, and resilience of Head Start, the challenge of the 1980s is to maintain, advocate for, and monitor program quality. Recommendations to this end are offered
A Critical Analysis of the Assessment of the Effects of Head Start on Minority Children
Historical and contemporary linkages between black child development and social policy
Concern for the welfare of Blacks played a major role in strengthening ties between the fields of child development and social policy over the past twenty-five years since the Moynihan report. However, the interests of Black children are often obscured by the emphasis on economic deprivation instead of on race and racism in the formulation of social policy and by implementation of policy in ways that undermine the survival strategies of poor Blac…
Project Head Start: Past, Present, and Future Trends in the Context of Family Needs
The Relationship Between Head Start Parental Involvement and the Economic and Social Self-Sufficiency of Head Start Families
Ura Jean Oyemade, Valora Washington, Dominic F. Gullo, The Relationship Between Head Start Parental Involvement and the Economic and Social Self-Sufficiency of Head Start Families, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 58, No. 1 (Winter, 1989), pp. 5-15
Setting Our Own Agenda: Exploring the Meaning of Gender Disparities Among Blacks in Higher Education
Valora Washington, Joanna Newman, Setting Our Own Agenda: Exploring the Meaning of Gender Disparities Among Blacks in Higher Education, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 1 (Winter, 1991), pp. 19-35
Child Care Policy, African Americans, and Moral Dilemmas
Valora Washington, Child Care Policy, African Americans, and Moral Dilemmas, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 60, No. 3, Socialization Forces Affecting the Education of African American Youth in the 1990s (Summer, 1991), pp. 388-398
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Head start (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Head (geology) (3 works)