Harper, S. R. (2015). Success in these schools? visual counternarratives of young men of color and urban high schools they attend. Urban Education, 50(2), 139-169. The overwhelming majority of published scholarship on urban high schools in the United States focuses on problems of inadequacy, instability, underperformance, and violence. Similarly, across… Continue Reading Success in These Schools? Visual Counternarratives of Young Men of Color and Urban High Schools They Attend
Realizing the intended outcomes of Brown High-achieving African American male undergraduates and social capital
Harper, S. R. (2008). Realizing the intended outcomes of Brown High-achieving African American male undergraduates and social capital. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 1030-1053. Equitable access to social mobility and advancement through education were among the intended outcomes of the Brown v. Board of Education case and related legislation. Despite this,… Continue Reading Realizing the intended outcomes of Brown High-achieving African American male undergraduates and social capital
The measure of a man: Conceptualizations of masculinity among high-achieving African American male college students
Harper, S. R. (2004). The measure of a man: Conceptualizations of masculinity among high-achieving African American male college students. Berkeley Journal of Sociology, 89-107. This study examines within-group alternative conceptualizations of masculinity among African American men on university campuses. Individual interviews were conducted with 32 high-achieving African American male undergraduates… Continue Reading The measure of a man: Conceptualizations of masculinity among high-achieving African American male college students