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.

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.

• 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 AnalysisChapter Five: Results, Conclusions, and Recommendations References Index

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.

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.

• 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 AnalysisChapter Five: Results, Conclusions, and Recommendations References Index

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.

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.

• 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 AnalysisChapter Five: Results, Conclusions, and Recommendations References Index