Gill, D. (2014). We shall overcome – by focusing on black male students. Education Digest, 80(2), 36. African-American males are disproportionately referred to special education and for discipline, and not identified for gifted and talented programs and Advanced Placement courses. District staff met with key stakeholders to refine and enact… Continue Reading We shall overcome – by focusing on black male students
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Discursive Positioning in a Fifth-Grade Writing Lesson: The Making of a “Bad, Bad Boy”
Collins, K. M. (2011). Discursive positioning in a fifth-grade writing lesson: The making of a “Bad, bad boy”. Urban Education, 46(4), 741-785. In this article the author draws on the concept of positioning to examine how language is used during one particular fifth-grade writing lesson to construct both the lesson… Continue Reading Discursive Positioning in a Fifth-Grade Writing Lesson: The Making of a “Bad, Bad Boy”
Culturally Congruent Strategies for Addressing the Behavioral Needs of Urban, African American Male Adolescents
Day-Vines, N. L., & Day-Hairston, B. O. (2005). Culturally congruent strategies for addressing the behavioral needs of urban, african american male adolescents. Professional School Counseling, 8(3), 236-243. Urban, African American male adolescents experience disproportionately higher rates of discipline referrals, suspension, and expulsion, which have been attributed to numerous ecological factors,… Continue Reading Culturally Congruent Strategies for Addressing the Behavioral Needs of Urban, African American Male Adolescents