Summary ABFE’s contribution for creating better lives for us, and, by extension, our world. It is a long title, which challenges us to look beyond quick solutions. The observations and recommendations within Beyond Plight were based upon input from funders and practitioners who have invested resources and brain power into… Continue Reading Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys across the Life Course
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‘Schooling is Fooling’: Why do Jamaican boys underachieve in school?
PARRY, O. (1997). ‘schooling is fooling’: Why do jamaican boys underachieve in school?Gender and Education, 9(2), 223-231. The “female as villain” explanation of the educational underachievement of Jamaican boys is examined, based on classroom observation of 14-year-old pupils & interviews of 62 school staff. Two popular explanations in this vein… Continue Reading ‘Schooling is Fooling’: Why do Jamaican boys underachieve in school?
Descendants of “Ruth:” black Girls Coping Through the “Black Male Crisis”
Brown, A. F. (2011). Descendants of “Ruth:” black Girls Coping Through the “Black Male Crisis”. The Urban Review, 43(5), 597-619. This article presents the complex relationship between how black male and female identities have been constructed dichotomously in response to the gender framed “crisis” in black America. The ethnographic research study was… Continue Reading Descendants of “Ruth:” black Girls Coping Through the “Black Male Crisis”