Dixon-Roman, E. J. (2013). The Forms of Capital and the Developed Achievement of Black Males. Urban Education, 48(6), 828-862. This study sought to examine the association of the various forms of capital on the developed achievement of Black males. As one of the richest longitudinal family economic data sets, the Child Development… Continue Reading The Forms of Capital and the Developed Achievement of Black Males
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School Context, Precollege Educational Opportunities, and College Degree Attainment Among High-Achieving Black Males
Rose, V. C. (2013). School Context, Precollege Educational Opportunities, and College Degree Attainment Among High-Achieving Black Males. The Urban Review,45(4), 472-489. Access to high-quality educational opportunities is central to growing postsecondary degree attainment. This study employs secondary data analysis of the public-use National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88/00) to examine how school… Continue Reading School Context, Precollege Educational Opportunities, and College Degree Attainment Among High-Achieving Black Males
Understanding and Reversing Underachievement, Low achievement, and Achievement Gaps Among High-Ability African American Males in Urban School Contexts
Ford, D. Y., & Moore, J. L. (2013). Understanding and Reversing Underachievement, Low achievement, and Achievement Gaps Among High-Ability African American Males in Urban School Contexts. The Urban Review, 45(4), 399-415. This article focuses on the achievement gap, with attention devoted to underachievement and low achievement among African American males in urban… Continue Reading Understanding and Reversing Underachievement, Low achievement, and Achievement Gaps Among High-Ability African American Males in Urban School Contexts