Skin I'm in: Racism, Sports and Education Book

	Acknowledgements	5
	Tribute	6
	Foreword	7
	Introduction	10
Ch. 1	Experiences of Black People in Canadian Society	15
	The Unique History of Black People in Canada	17
Ch. 2	Blacks in Sport	19
	The Influence of Sport on Children and Youth	22
	A Brief History of Blacks in U.S. and Canadian Sport	28
	Youth and Sports - My Experience	36
	Sports Participation in High School	41
	Negotiating Identities	44
Ch. 3	Race and Sport	53
	Sport and the Socialization of Black Children	62
	Environment and Sport Participation	66
	The Black Male and Sport	67
	Positive and Negative Sides of Sport Participation	69
Ch. 4	Systemic Problems Faced by Black Students	73
	Problems Faced by Black Students at School	75
	Special Problems Faced by Student Athletes	83
Ch. 5	Systemic Causes of Academic Underachievement	85
	Racism	85
	Socioeconomic Influences on Schooling	86
	The Cost of Higher Education and the Attraction of Sports	89
	Theoretical Explanations for Black Academic Underachievement	90
	Results of the Failure to Provide Culturally Relevant Curricula	93
	The Effects of Stereotyping and Teacher Expectations	93
	The Influence of the Hidden Curriculum	96
	Overemphasis on Winning and Problems of Time Management	97
Ch. 6	Envisioning Educational Success	98
	The Need for Anti-racist Education	99
	The Need to Raise Teachers' Sensitivity	102
	Encouraging Academic Preparation	103
	Creating Effective Schools	104
	Special Programs for Black Male Students	107
Ch. 7	What Can We Do?	111
	Summary and Conclusions	111
	Recommendations	118
	Suggestions for Further Research	120
	A Final Word	121
	Select Bibliography	124