Abel, Y. (2012). African American Fathers’ Involvement in their Children’s School-based Lives. Journal Of Negro Education, 81(2), 162-172. This research investigated African American fathers’ involvement in the school-based lives of their elementary-aged children using the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler model of parent involvement and Epstein’s framework of involvement. Questionnaires were administered to 101… Continue Reading African American Fathers’ Involvement in their Children’s School-based Lives
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Academic Attitudes of High Achieving and Low Achieving Academically Able Black Male Adolescents
Trotter, J. R. (1981). Academic Attitudes of High Achieving and Low Achieving Academically Able Black Male Adolescents.The Journal of Negro Education, 50(1), 54-62. In order to identify the relationships between the attitudes and perceptions of peer pressure and the academic achievement of academically able male adolescents, this study compares the school… Continue Reading Academic Attitudes of High Achieving and Low Achieving Academically Able Black Male Adolescents
Rethinking The Attitude-Achievement Paradox Among Blacks
Downey, D. B., J. W. Ainsworth, and Z. Qian. “Rethinking The Attitude-Achievement Paradox Among Blacks.”Sociology of Education 82.1 (2009): 1-19. Blacks offer positive responses to a wide range of survey questions gauging attitudes toward schooling, yet perform less well in school than do whites. The credibility of blacks’ attitudes is a… Continue Reading Rethinking The Attitude-Achievement Paradox Among Blacks