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Key Terms
Achievement Gap/Opportunity Gap:
The achievement gap refers to persistent disparity in academic achievement between
different groups of people; for example between white students and Black students, or
between high and low income groups. “Achievement” suggests that the gap is produced at
the level of the students themselves, while “opportunity” suggests that there are structural
problems that result in unequal access to resources that support achievement. The term that is
viewed as being more descriptive of the source of the disparity is “opportunity gap.”
Colonialism:
Control and/or governing of one country or group of people by another country without the
consent or agreement of that group. The relationship is an unequal one that typically involves
the exploitation of the “dependent” countries natural and human resources.
Diaspora:
Refers to a group of people who have been dispersed from their point of origin.
Racial Profiling:
The practice of using “race” to make generalizations about individuals typically based on
long-standing stereotypes associated with the group to which the individual belongs.
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