Whiting, G. (2009). Gifted Black Males: Understanding And Decreasing Barriers To Achievement And Identity. Roeper Review,31(4), 224-233. Black males as a group experience disproportionate amounts of school failure. Compared to Black females and White males, for example, Black males have the highest dropout rates, poorest achievement, and lowest test scores. Further,… Continue Reading Gifted Black Males: Understanding And Decreasing Barriers To Achievement And Identity
Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society
Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society. (1994). Journal of Negro Education, 63, 505-648. Examines low rate of Black males in college, their disproportionate placement in special education programs, comparison of academic achievement among Black males at predominantly White and historically Black colleges, and other issues; 10… Continue Reading Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society
Calling out the elephant: An examination of African American male achievement in community colleges
Bush, E. C., & Bush, L. (2010). Calling out the elephant: An examination of African American male achievement in community colleges. Journal of African American Males in Education, 1(1), 40-62. This mixed method study examines the effects of community college institutional factors on the academic achievement of African American males and their… Continue Reading Calling out the elephant: An examination of African American male achievement in community colleges