Tatum, A. W. (2003). All” degreed” up and nowhere to go: Black males and literacy education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 620-623. Tatum focuses on the literacy of Black males in the US. Blacks are disproportionately represented in the categories of special-needs students and low-achievers and their high school drop out rates… Continue Reading All” degreed” up and nowhere to go: Black males and literacy education
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African American males in higher education: A descriptive/qualitative analysis
Hall, R. E., & Rowan, G. T. (2000). African American males in higher education: A descriptive/qualitative analysis. Journal of African American Men, 5(3), 3-14. African American males encounter various forms of oppression in higher education that correlate with their dropout & graduation rates. Institutions of higher education are in fact perceived as… Continue Reading African American males in higher education: A descriptive/qualitative analysis
Problem Child or Problem Context: An Ecological Approach to Young Black Males
Livingston, J. N., & Nahimana, C. (2006). Problem Child or Problem Context: An Ecological Approach to Young Black Males. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 14(4), 209-214. Part of a special issue on talent hunts with troubled youth. There is a need for an ecological approach to understanding and addressing the needs of black… Continue Reading Problem Child or Problem Context: An Ecological Approach to Young Black Males